Apuleius

American  

[ap-yuh-lee-uhs] / ˌæp yəˈli əs /

noun

1. Lucius, a.d. 125?–180, Roman philosopher and satirist.

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Apuleius British  

/ ˌæpjʊˈliːəs /

noun

1. Lucius (ˈluːsɪəs). 2nd century _ad , Roman writer, noted for his romance The Golden Ass

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Example Sentences

This is funny, but Apuleius is ultimately just more material, more Bubble Wrap to pop.

From New York Times

This story is told only by Apuleius, a Latin writer of the second century A.D.

From Literature

The famous story of Cupid and Psyche is told only by Apuleius, who writes very much like Ovid.

From Literature

Two late writers, Apuleius, a Latin, and Lucian, a Greek, both of the second century A.D., make an important contribution.

From Literature

Her father was the school librarian, and she spent most of her time there with him, reading whatever she could get her hands on—poetry, Apuleius, Jules Verne, the encyclopedia.

From The New Yorker