- 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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Ver•gil•i•an
(vər jil′ē ən, -jil′yən),USA pronunciation adj.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026- pertaining to or characteristic of the poet Vergil.
- Latin Virgiliānus; see -an
- 1505–15
Vir•gil
(vûr′jəl),USA pronunciation n.
- BiographicalVergil.
- a male given name.
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Virgil, Vergil /ˈvɜːdʒɪl/ n
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