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Noun: Lucretius  loo'kree-shus
  1. Roman philosopher and poet; in a long didactic poem he tried to provide a scientific explanation of the universe (96-55 BC)
    - Titus Lucretius Carus

Type of: philosopher, poet

Encyclopedia: Lucretius