Definitions
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
- Terence Originally Publius Terentius Afer. 185?-159? B.C. African-born Roman playwright. Taken to Rome as the young slave of a senator, he was educated and then freed by his master. His plays, including Phormio and Adelphi, are largely based on Greek comedies and feature fine dialogue and subtle humor.
Wiktionary
- n. A male given name. Popular in the U.K. in the mid-twentieth century.
WordNet 3.0
- n. dramatist of ancient Rome (born in Greece) whose comedies were based on works by Menander (190?-159 BC)
Etymologies
- Latin Terentius, a Roman family name of obscure origin, borne by a Roman playwright and by early Christian saints. (Wiktionary)
Examples
“It was the first place I'd read of Robert K. Temple's book The Sirius Mystery and it was also the first time I heard the name Terence McKenna.”
“This is evident in Terence Conran's Boundary hotel in London's hip Shoreditch neighborhood, which has a terrace complete with fire, around which smokers congregate.”
The Wall Street Journal: Dusting Off the Stogie's Stodgy Image
“Having occasion to go to the village, he called Terence, and ordered his horse to be saddled.”
“Terence" -- that very small fragment of the Eunuchus which Plunkett forced into his head through the opposite pole of his person --”
Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine - Volume 62, No. 384, October 1847
“Or, to paraphrase Terence, "Canadian sum: Canadian nil a me alienum puto.”
“It seems, Leah, that one Henry Terence Dalton Covington, alias Terence Dalton, married an Elizabeth Balfour six months prior to exchanging vows with the present Lady Covington.”
“To join in this weekly pastime, the boys sallied out of the house, and called Terence with the order, "Saddle Daisy and Prince right away; do you hear?”
“I know that your son is called Terence after my son.”
“Of these there survived now only two of the first Mrs. Madden's offspring -- Michael and Celia -- and a son of the present wife, who had been baptized Terence, but called himself Theodore.”
“I agreed with him; and calling Terence to accompany us, we told the rest that we were going to the edge of the ice to see how things were, and to set up a signal.”
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Capitalized words with only one of the vowels, with that vowel used at least three times. See also Monovocalics.
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