1. Roman philosopher and poet; in a long didactic poem he tried to provide a scientific explanation of the universe (96-55 BC); [syn: Lucretius, Titus Lucretius Carus]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
Lucretius
n 1: Roman philosopher and poet; in a long didactic poem he
tried to provide a scientific explanation of the universe
(96-55 BC) [syn: Lucretius, Titus Lucretius Carus]