Horace

American  

[hawr-is, hor-] / ˈhɔr ɪs, ˈhɒr- /

noun

1. Quintus Horatius Flaccus, 65–8 b.c., Roman poet and satirist.

2. a male given name.

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Horace British  

/ ˈhɒrɪs /

noun

1. Latin name Quintus Horatius Flaccus. 65–8 _bc , Roman poet and satirist: his verse includes the lyrics in the Epodes and the Odes, the Epistles and Satires, and the Ars Poetica

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Horace Cultural  

1. An ancient Roman poet, known for his odes. Horace insisted that poetry should offer both pleasure and instruction.

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Example Sentences

The 1971 blue Fender Precision is being sold by The Specials' bass player, Horace Panter, who paid £200 for the instrument in 1981.

From BBC • Feb. 20, 2026

Henry Tye, the Horace White Professor of Physics Emeritus in the College of Arts and Sciences, arrived at this conclusion by updating a long standing model built around the "cosmological constant."

From Science Daily • Feb. 16, 2026

When the plot went public, it was denounced outside Dixie — Horace Greeley’s New-York Tribune called it the “Manifesto of the Brigands”—and the idea was shelved as America slid toward civil war.

From Barron's • Jan. 18, 2026

He adds a funky countermelody, reminiscent of Horace Silver or Lee Morgan, and remakes “Billy Joe” into a remarkable slice of hard bop, a 12-minute roller-coaster ride.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 1, 2026

Joe Pepitone and Horace Clarke were waiting for us in the bleachers.

From "The Wednesday Wars" by Gary D. Schmidt