Statius

[ stey-shee-uhs ]

/ ˈsteɪ ʃi əs /

Save This Word!

noun

Pub·li·us Pa·pin·i·us

[puhb-lee-uhs puh-pin-ee-uhs], /ˈpʌb li əs pəˈpɪn i əs/, a.d. c45–c96, Roman poet.

QUIZ

QUIZ YOURSELF ON “ITS” VS. “IT’S”!

Apostrophes can be tricky; prove you know the difference between "it’s" and "its" in this crafty quiz!

Question 1 of 8

On the farm, the feed for chicks is significantly different from the roosters’; ______ not even comparable.

it's

its

TAKE THE QUIZ TO FIND OUT

Words nearby Statius

statistical mechanics, statistical significance, statistical tables, statistician, statistics, Statius, stative, Statler, stato-, statoacoustic, statoblast

Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2022

How to use Statius in a sentence

Statius also provided the foundation for one of her minor departures from Homer.
Madeline Miller Discusses ‘The Song of Achilles’|Jane Ciabattari|March 21, 2012|DAILY BEAST
As to the connection of this poem with the Thebaid of Statius, see notes to ll.
Chaucer's Works, Volume 1 (of 7) -- Romaunt of the Rose; Minor Poems|Geoffrey Chaucer
Chaucer merely takes the general idea from Statius, and expands it in his own way.
Chaucer's Works, Volume 1 (of 7) -- Romaunt of the Rose; Minor Poems|Geoffrey Chaucer
Chaucer now returns from Statius (whom he has nearly done with) to the Teseide, and the next three stanzas, ll.
Chaucer's Works, Volume 1 (of 7) -- Romaunt of the Rose; Minor Poems|Geoffrey Chaucer

The word “carbasina” occurs in a play by Statius, evidently translated from a writer of the new Greek comedy period.
Needlework As Art|Marian Alford
He lived plainly and simply on the Aventine with the poet Caecilius Statius.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 6|Various

British Dictionary definitions for Statius

Statius

/ (ˈsteɪʃɪəs) /

noun

Publius Papinius (ˈpʌblɪəs pəˈpɪnɪəs). ?45–96 ad, Roman poet; author of the collection Silvae and of two epics, Thebais and the unfinished Achilleis

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