Terence

American  

[ter-uhns] / ˈtɛr əns /

noun

1. Publius Terentius Afer, c190–159? b.c., Roman playwright.

2. a male given name: taken from a Roman family name.

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Terence British  

/ ˈtɛrəns /

noun

1. Latin name Publius Terentius Afer. ?190–159 _bc , Roman comic dramatist. His six comedies, Andria, Hecyra, Heauton Timoroumenos, Eunuchus, Phormio, and Adelphoe, are based on Greek originals by Menander

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Example Sentences

Boxing royalty including Saul 'Canelo' Alvarez, Terence Crawford, Gennady Golovkin and Anthony Joshua watched on from ringside, alongside Hollywood star Jason Statham - the man credited with helping to bring the fight together.

From BBC • May 23, 2026

Terence Dickson, a Baltimore cafe owner, objects to the spending when people, including him, are struggling financially.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 13, 2026

Sometimes the blustery weather can distract play, as a takeaway food bag blowing onto the main stadium court during Grigor Dimitrov’s first-round victory against Terence Atmane did on Thursday.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 7, 2026

The streamer has recently increased its sports offerings, with a super middleweight clash between Terence Crawford and Saul "Canelo" Alvarez in Las Vegas last September viewed by 41 million people.

From Barron's • Feb. 23, 2026

The library of St Piquier, as early as the ninth century, had 236 volumes, including Virgil, Cicero, Terence and Macrobim.

From "The Once and Future King" by T. H. White