Virgil

American  

[vur-juhl] / ˈvɜr dʒəl /

noun

1. Vergil.

2. a male given name.

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Virgil British  

/ ˈvɜːdʒɪl /

noun

1. Latin name Publius Vergilius Maro. 70–19 _bc , Roman poet, patronized by Maecenas. The Eclogues (42–37), ten pastoral poems, and the Georgics (37–30), four books on the art of farming, established Virgil as the foremost poet of his age. His masterpiece is the Aeneid (30–19)

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Virgil Cultural  

1. An ancient Roman poet; the author of the Aeneid, one of the great epics of Western literature.

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Other Word Forms

• Virgilian
  adjective

Example Sentences

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Virgil

He said the late streetwear designer Virgil Abloh was a reference point for the new collection.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 22, 2026

Grabbing mighty scissors, he cuts and rejiggers Homer and a bit of Virgil to transform these classical texts into his type of tale: one fixated on memory, self-identity, destructive genius and the slippage of time.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 15, 2026

Egyptian Mo Salah recently signed off on a hugely successful nine years at Liverpool, and the Dutch squad includes three Reds' regulars including captain Virgil van Dijk.

From BBC ● Jul. 9, 2026

Virgil van Dijk will celebrate his 35th birthday during the knockout rounds, and his bones could be creaking if Netherlands are still in the World Cup at that stage.

From BBC ● Jun. 11, 2026

Virgil imagined an alternate reality, one where he stopped—feet firmly planted on the ground—and looked Chet Bullens square in the eye.

From "Hello, Universe" by Erin Entrada Kelly