a masculine name
Origin of Horace
from Classical Latin Horatius: see HoratioHorace
Hor·ace (L. name Quintus Horatius Flaccus) 65-8 ; Rom. poet: known for his odes
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Horace
Originally Quintus Horatius Flaccus. 65-8 BC
Roman lyric poet. His Odes and Satires have exerted a major influence on English poetry.
Related Forms:
- Ho·ra′tian
adjective
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Proper noun
(plural Horaces)
- Quintus Horatius Flaccus, a poet and philosopher of the Roman Augustan Age. Born 65 BCE in Venusia, died 27 November, 8 BCE in Rome. Horace was a contemporary and friend of Virgil. Although of low birth, Horace was admired by the Emperor Augustus and was offered, but refused, to become his private secretary.
- A male given name
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