Vergilian
or Vir·gil·i·an
[ ver-jil-ee-uhn, -jil-yuhn ]
/ vərˈdʒɪl i ən, -ˈdʒɪl yən /
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adjective
pertaining to or characteristic of the poet Vergil.
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Origin of Vergilian
1505–15; <Latin Virgiliānus;see -an
OTHER WORDS FROM Vergilian
pre-Ver·gil·i·an, adjectivepseu·do-Ver·gil·i·an, adjectiveWords nearby Vergilian
vergeboard, vergence, verge on, verger, Vergil, Vergilian, verglas, Verhaeren, veridical, veriest, verifiability principle
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