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Maecenas1 definition

Mae·ce·nas (mī sē′nəs, mi-)

noun

any wealthy, generous patron, esp. of literature or art

Etymology: after (Gaius Cilnius) Maecenas

Maecenas2 definition

Mae·ce·nas (mī sē′nəs, mi-)

Maecenas, (Gaius Cilnius) 70?-8 ; Rom. statesman & patron of Horace & Virgil

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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