Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- Carthaginian-born Roman playwright. His plays, including Phormio and Adelphi, are largely based on Greek comedies and feature fine dialogue and subtle humor.
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- proper noun A male
given name . Popular in the U.K. in the mid-twentieth century.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun dramatist of ancient Rome (born in Greece) whose comedies were based on works by Menander (190?-159 BC)
Etymologies
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Examples
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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.
Boing Boing Richard Metzger 2012
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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.
Dusting Off the Stogie's Stodgy Image Jemima Sissons 2010
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Having occasion to go to the village, he called Terence, and ordered his horse to be saddled.
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"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 Various
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Or, to paraphrase Terence, "Canadian sum: Canadian nil a me alienum puto."
trinityboy Diary Entry trinityboy 2004
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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.
Almost a Whisper Charlene Cross 1994
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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.
Almost a Whisper Charlene Cross 1994
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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?"
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I know that your son is called Terence after my son.
Love of Brothers Katharine Tynan 1896
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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.
The Damnation of Theron Ware Harold Frederic 1877
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