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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.


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

"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

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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Americans today likely don’t realize just how difficult it was for young men to take Horace Greeley’s advice and go west, especially to California.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 2, 2026

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

Horace Tapscott built a whole hyperlocal arkestra exemplary of this freedom.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 28, 2026

Near the first anniversary of Pickie’s death, Horace invited the Fox entourage, which included Mother and Calvin, to spend a few late summer days in Turtle Bay.

From "American Spirits" by Barb Rosenstock

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