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Juvenal

[ joo-vuh-nl ]

noun

  1. Decimus Junius Juvenalis, a.d. c60–140, Roman poet.


juvenal

1

/ ˈdʒuːvɪnəl /

adjective

  1. ornithol a variant spelling (esp US) of juvenile


Juvenal

2

/ ˈdʒuːvɪnəl /

noun

  1. Juvenal?60?140MRomanWRITING: satirist Latin name Decimus Junius Juvenalis. ?60–?140 ad , Roman satirist. In his 16 verse satires, he denounced the vices of imperial Rome

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Other Words From

  • Ju·ve·na·li·an [joo-v, uh, -, ney, -lee-, uh, n], adjective

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Example Sentences

Bantam calls and says, “We must publish Juvenal [original title].”

A flightless, juvenal female was obtained by local boys at Pisté on July 21.

Juvenal, Martial, and other classical authors, notice the extraordinary sufferings of the Christians.

His satires are also admirable, but without the fierce vehemence and lofty indignation that characterized those of Juvenal.

His great rival in satire was Horace, who laughed at follies; but Juvenal, more austere, exaggerated and denounced them.

Juvenal, though it was not very much of him that I had then read, seemed to me a divine model.

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