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Lucretius

/luˈkriʃəs/
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Definitions of Lucretius
  1. noun
    Roman philosopher and poet; in a long didactic poem he tried to provide a scientific explanation of the universe (96-55 BC)
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    philosopher
    a specialist in philosophy
    poet
    a writer of poems (the term is usually reserved for writers of good poetry)
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