Ovid

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/ ˈɒv ɪd /

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noun

Publius Ovidius Naso, 43 b.c.–a.d. 17?, Roman poet.

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OTHER WORDS FROM Ovid

O·vid·i·an

[oh-vid-ee-uhn], /oʊˈvɪd i ən/, adjective

Words nearby Ovid

overzealous, Oveta, Ovett, ovi-, ovicide, Ovid, oviduct, Oviedo, oviferous, oviform, Ovimbundu

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How to use Ovid in a sentence

The notion expanded to denote a personal spirit and protector by the time Horace and Ovid wrote in the first century BC.
What is a Genius?|Nick Romeo|November 9, 2013|DAILY BEAST
It was essentially two Roman poets, Ovid and Virgil, who gave us this tragic and terrible story.
Ann Wroe’s ‘Orpheus’: Why the Mythological Muse Haunts Us|Ann Wroe|May 31, 2012|DAILY BEAST
Poets, from Virgil and Ovid to Mallarme and Rilke, have written his story.
Ann Wroe’s ‘Orpheus’: Why the Mythological Muse Haunts Us|Ann Wroe|May 31, 2012|DAILY BEAST
In his case it was Ovid, Colorado, with a population that hovers around 300.
The Football Player Turned Opera Singer|Eve Conant|February 19, 2011|DAILY BEAST

Roman poets such as Catullus and Ovid celebrated the kiss and members of the populace were avid mouth-to-mouth practitioners.
The History of Kissing|Sheril Kirshenbaum|February 13, 2011|DAILY BEAST
But the fact is that we have further evidence; Chaucer himself, elsewhere, plainly names Ovid as his authority.
Chaucer's Works, Volume 1 (of 7) -- Romaunt of the Rose; Minor Poems|Geoffrey Chaucer
Ainsworth gives authority for "hospes" meaning host as well as guest, and quotes Ovid's Metamorphoses in support of it.
Notes and Queries, Number 178, March 26, 1853|Various
Jupiter is mentioned in Ovid's Metamorphoses immediately after the description of the golden, silver, brazen, and iron ages.
Chaucer's Works, Volume 1 (of 7) -- Romaunt of the Rose; Minor Poems|Geoffrey Chaucer
He was regarding, speculatively, the back of young Ovid Nixon, the assistant cashier.
Scattergood Baines|Clarence Budington Kelland
Ovid looked a bit doubtful, but Scattergood's voice was so interested, so bland, that any suspicion of irony was allayed.
Scattergood Baines|Clarence Budington Kelland

British Dictionary definitions for Ovid

Ovid

/ (ˈɒvɪd) /

noun

Latin name Publius Ovidius Naso. 43 bc –?17 ad, Roman poet. His verse includes poems on love, Ars Amatoria, on myths, Metamorphoses, and on his sufferings in exile, Tristia

Derived forms of Ovid

Ovidian (ɒˈvɪdɪən), adjective

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Cultural definitions for Ovid

Ovid

[ (ov-id) ]

An ancient Roman poet; author of the Metamorphoses and The Art of Love.