Augustan

adjective Au·gus·tan \ȯ-ˈgəs-tən, ə-\

Definition of AUGUSTAN

: of, relating to, or characteristic of Augustus Caesar or his age

: of, relating to, or characteristic of the neoclassical period in England

— Augustan noun

1704

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