characteristic of, denoting, or relating to the Roman emperor Augustus Caesar (63 bc–14 ad), his period, or the poets, notably Virgil, Horace, and Ovid, writing during his reign
2.
of, relating to, or characteristic of any literary period noted for refinement and classicism, esp the late 17th century in France (the period of the dramatists Corneille, Racine, and Molière) or the 18th century in England (the period of Swift, Pope, and Johnson, much influenced by Dryden)
noun
3.
an author in an Augustan Age
4.
a student of or specialist in Augustan literature
Augustan in American English
(ɔˈgʌstən)
adjective
1.
of or characteristic of Augustus Caesar, his reign (27 b.c.- a.d. 14), or its Latin literature
2.
designating or characteristic of any age like Augustus' age, esp. in having standards or tastes that are classic, as the period of Pope and Addison in English literature
noun
3.
a person writing in an Augustan age
Examples of 'Augustan' in a sentence
Augustan
``Calvin has become a client of Haladay Genealogical Services, and a member of the Augustan Society.
Niven, Larry & Pournelle, Jerry THE MOAT AROUND MURCHESON'S EYE (1993)