Terence
[ ter-uhns ]
/ ˈtɛr əns /
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noun
Publius Terentius Afer, c190–159? b.c., Roman playwright.
a male given name: taken from a Roman family name.
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Terence
/ (ˈtɛrəns) /
noun
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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