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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

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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

The entry for Catullus, several of whose poems I could recite from memory in Latin, read: "The greatest lyric poet of Rome."

From Salon Nov. 5, 2022

Expect references to Catullus, Eros, Venus, Utamaro and Zeus, alongside spotted hyenas, the ornate bell moth, sloths, slime molds, cheetahs and a great many more.

From Washington Post Jun. 28, 2021

To say that the software can read Burkhart’s mind is a little like saying that a first-year Latin student can read Catullus.

From Slate Jun. 27, 2014

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

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