JUVENAL

Juvenal, Decimus Junius Juvenalis

(noun) Roman satirist who denounced the vice and folly of Roman society during the reign of the emperor Domitian (60-140)

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Adjective

juvenal

Of a young bird, that has its first flying plumage.

Noun

juvenal (plural juvenals)

A juvenal bird.

(obsolete) A youth.

Etymology

Proper noun

Juvenal

A male given name from Latin.

Source: Wiktionary


Ju"ve*nal, n. Etym: [L. juvenalis youthful, juvenile, fr. juvenis young.]

Definition: A youth. [Obs.] Shak.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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