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Catullus

American  
[kuh-tuhl-uhs] / kəˈtʌl əs /

noun

  1. Gaius Valerius 84?–54? b.c., Roman poet.


Catullus British  
/ kəˈtʌlən, kəˈtʌləs /

noun

  1. Gaius Valerius (ˈɡaɪəs vəˈlɪərɪəs). ?84–?54 bc , Roman lyric poet, noted particularly for his love poems

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Other Word Forms

  • Catullan adjective
  • Catullian adjective

Example Sentences

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Deca didn’t respond to a request for comment about potential uses of the Phillips 66 site and Catullus referred inquiries to Phillips 66.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 11, 2024

Another of Susan’s sons was studying Latin in high school, so the male was named after the Roman poet Catullus.

From Washington Post • Nov. 24, 2020

Karl takes the solemn but lyrical tone of Catullus weeping for his brother.

From The Guardian • Oct. 3, 2014

By Dante Is Despicable, Brightens Our Day This guy is the Worst Courtesy of ABC Studios  “I hate and I love,” wrote the Roman poet Catullus more than two thousand years ago.

From Slate • Apr. 18, 2013

Dr. Trefusis draws the quotation from Catullus, Poems, XXXVI. — ed.

From "The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party" by M.T. Anderson