Lucretius

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Contents

1 English
- 1.1 Etymology
- 1.2 Proper noun

English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Latin Lucretius, name of a patrician and plebeian Roman gens, possibly from lucrum (“profit”).

Proper noun[edit]

Lucretius

A male given name of mostly historical use in English.
Titus Lucretius Carus, a Roman poet and philosopher.

Derived terms[edit]

Related terms[edit]

Lucretia

Translations[edit]

male given name

Italian: Lucrezio (it) m

Portuguese: Lucrécio (pt)

Roman poet and philosopher

French: Lucrèce (fr) m

Italian: Lucrezio (it) m

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