Virgil

American  

[vur-juhl] / ˈvɜr dʒəl /

noun

1. Vergil.

2. a male given name.

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Virgil British  

/ ˈvɜːdʒɪl /

noun

1. Latin name Publius Vergilius Maro. 70–19 _bc , Roman poet, patronized by Maecenas. The Eclogues (42–37), ten pastoral poems, and the Georgics (37–30), four books on the art of farming, established Virgil as the foremost poet of his age. His masterpiece is the Aeneid (30–19)

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Virgil Cultural  

1. An ancient Roman poet; the author of the Aeneid, one of the great epics of Western literature.

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Other Word Forms

• Virgilian
  adjective

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Example Sentences

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Virgil

The critic Virgil Thomson summed up Martinů’s manner with unusual prescience upon the New York premiere of his Symphony No. 1 in 1942.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 5, 2026

Virgil van Dijk: Often pushed out of position to help Liverpool deal with getting outnumbered in midfield.

From BBC ● Oct. 11, 2026

Looking back on both goals, Gravenberch's decision-making should have been better and perhaps the centre-back pairing of Virgil van Dijk and Jeremy Jacquet could have engaged quicker rather than holding off.

From BBC ● Aug. 26, 2026

With Ibrahima Konate leaving for Real Madrid in the summer, Virgil van Dijk is Liverpool's only fit senior centre-back, making the need for reinforcements increasingly obvious.

From BBC ● Aug. 10, 2026

Everyone knew the classical models of latter-day seclusion represented by Cincinnatus and described by Cicero and Virgil.

From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis

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