Terence

[ ter-uhns ]

noun

1. Publius Terentius Afer, c190–159? b.c., Roman playwright.
2. a male given name: taken from a Roman family name.

Terence

/ ˈtɛrəns /

noun

1. Terence?190 bc159 bcMRomanTHEATRE: dramatist Latin name Publius Terentius Afer. ?190–159 bc , Roman comic dramatist. His six comedies, Andria, Hecyra, Heauton Timoroumenos, Eunuchus, Phormio, and Adelphoe, are based on Greek originals by Menander

Example Sentences

Another Black candidate who could win alongside her, Terence Hayes, owns a graffiti removal company and has backed more police officers to take on questions of homelessness, drug use and public camping.

From Salon

"Fire Shut Up in My Bones," the work of jazz trumpeter Terence Blanchard and writer-director Kasi Lemmons, was the first opera by a Black composer or librettist to reach the Met stage.

From Salon

The US attorney’s office is investigating another Banks brother, Terence, over a possible bribery scheme involving his consulting firm and city contracts.

From BBC

The real magic, however, is the giddiness sparkling around Terence Mann who starts as a lost soul and ends the film believing in magic again, simply by touching the edge of a cornfield.

From Salon

The opera, with a score by Terence Blanchard and a libretto by Kasi Lemmons, took on some of the grandeur and excitement of that moment.

From New York Times