publius terentius afer

1. 1.

   dramatist of ancient Rome (born in Greece) whose comedies were based on works by Menander (190?-159 BC)

   SynonymsTerence

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Questions about publius terentius afer

What does publius terentius afer mean?

publius terentius afer means "dramatist of ancient Rome (born in Greece) whose comedies were based on works by Menander (190?-159 BC)".

What is another word for publius terentius afer?

Close synonyms include Terence. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is publius terentius afer a common word?

publius terentius afer is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.