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Meaning of JUVENAL

Pronunciation:  'joovunl

 
WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
[n]  Roman satirist who denounced the vice and folly of Roman society during the reign of the emperor Domitian (60-140)
 

JUVENAL is a 7 letter word that starts with J.

 

 Synonyms: Decimus Junius Juvenalis
 
 See Also: ironist, ridiculer, satirist

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\Ju"ve*nal\, n. [L. juvenalis youthful, juvenile, fr.
juvenis young.]
A youth. [Obs.] --Shak.

 

 

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