Augustus
pronunciation
How to pronounce Augustus in British English:
UK [ɔ:ˈɡʌstəs]
How to pronounce Augustus in American English:
US [ɔˈɡʌstəs]
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- Noun:
- Roman statesman who established the Roman Empire and became emperor in 27 BC; defeated Mark Antony and Cleopatra in 31 BC at Actium (63 BC - AD 14)
Word Origin
- Augustus
- masc. proper name, from Latin augustus "venerable" (see august). The name originally was a cognomen applied to Gaius Julius Caesar Octavianus as emperor, with a sense something like "his majesty."
Example
- 1. Augustus caesar ruled as the emperor of rome for 41 years .
- 2. The stripes of the semper augustus were caused by the genes of a virus .
- 3. Not knowing that an infection was involved , the dutch growers were puzzled why the semper augustus would not breed true .
- 4. While sending contingents to aid augustus , peter built up his own military strength .
- 5. The great god pan is dead , as a voice was heard to cry by sailors in the age of the roman emperor augustus .