augustan

/AH0 G AH1 S T AH0 N/
adjective
  1. 1

    (literature) Pertaining to the period of English literature during the first half of the 18th century, known for satire and political themes.

  2. 2

    (literature) Pertaining to the Roman poetic literature during this time.

  3. 3

    Pertaining to the times of the Roman emperor Augustus (63 B.C.E. - 14 C.E.).