Saturnian

  • 11Saturnian verse — ▪ poetry also called  Saturnian metre        the ancient Latin verse used mainly by Livius Andronicus (Livius Andronicus, Lucius) and Gnaeus Naevius (Naevius, Gnaeus) before the adoption of Greek verse forms by later Latin writers. Little is… …

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  • 12Saturnian — adjective Date: 1557 1. of, relating to, or influenced by the planet Saturn 2. archaic of or relating to the god Saturn or the golden age of his reign …

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  • 13Saturnian — 1. adjective a) Related to the planet Saturn. b) Related to the Roman god Saturn. 2. noun An inhabitant of the planet Saturn …

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  • 14Saturnian — Sa·tur·ni·an || sæ tɜːnjÉ™n adj. of or pertaining to the planet Saturn …

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  • 15saturnian — a. 1. Of Saturn. 2. Palmy, joyous, halcyon, golden, happy, innocent, simple, pure …

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  • 16saturnian — sa·tur·ni·an …

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  • 17Saturnian — Sa•tur•ni•an [[t]səˈtɜr ni ən[/t]] adj. 1) astron. of or pertaining to the planet Saturn 2) myt of or pertaining to the god Saturn, or the age during which he was believed to have ruled • Etymology: 1550–60; < L Sāturni(us) of Saturn …

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  • 18saturnian —   a. pertaining to Saturn or the golden age; denoting very early Latin verse form with stress accent …

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  • 19saturnian verse — noun Usage: usually capitalized S : the ancient Latin verse used before the adoption of Greek verse forms …

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  • 20trans-Saturnian — adj. * * * …

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