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Au•gus•tus
(ô gus′təs, ə gus′-),USA pronunciation n.
- Ancient History, BiographicalAlso called Octavian (before 27 b.c.) (Gaius Julius Caesar Octavianus, Augustus Caesar), 63 b.c.–a.d. 14, first Roman emperor 27 b.c.–a.d. 14: reformer, patron of arts and literature;
heir and successor to Julius Caesar. - Ancient Historya title of office given to rulers of the Roman Republic after Octavianus.
- a male given name.
- Latin: august, a title given to Octavian when he became emperor
'Augustus' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
Abel
- Agrippa
- Agrippina
- Albert
- Antony
- August
- Augustales
- Augustan
- Augustine
- Austin
- Barnard
- Brownson
- Brutus
- Caesar
- Cumberland
- De Morgan
- Domitian
- Fitzroy
- Gus
- Hinton
- Hobart
- John
- Lepidus
- Lindbergh
- Livia Drusilla
- Menninger
- Muhlenberg
- Murray
- Octavia
- Octavian
- Philip II
- Pitt-Rivers
- Pugin
- Roebling
- Saint-Gaudens
- Saxe-Coburg-Gotha
- Sigismund II
- Sutter
- Thomas
- Watson
- York
- august
- freeman
- john