TITUS LUCRETIUS CARUS

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

Roman philosopher and poet; in a long didactic poem he tried to provide a scientific explanation of the universe (96-55 BC)

Synonyms:

Lucretius; Titus Lucretius Carus

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Nouns denoting people

Instance hypernyms:

philosopher (a specialist in philosophy)

poet (a writer of poems (the term is usually reserved for writers of good poetry))

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