Usually means: Patron of arts and culture.
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  1. Maecenas: Merriam-Webster
  2. Maecenas: Collins English Dictionary
  3. Maecenas: Wordnik
  4. Maecenas: Wiktionary
  5. Maecenas: Webster's New World College Dictionary, 4th Ed.
  6. Maecenas: Infoplease Dictionary
  7. Maecenas: Dictionary.com
  8. Maecenas: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
  9. Maecenas: TheFreeDictionary.com
  10. Maecenas: Merriam-Webster

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  1. Maecenas: Global Glossary

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  1. Maecenas: Encyclopedia

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  1. maecenas: A Word A Day

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Definitions from Wiktionary (Maecenas)

▸ noun:  A generous benefactor; specifically, a patron of literature or art.

Similar:
Maecenatism, euergetism, patrocinium, armarius, deductor, Medizer, Phaedrus, philhellene, symposiarch, evergetism, more...

Opposite:
philistine, uncultured, barbarian

Phrases:
Gaius Maecenas, maecenas gaius, more...

Adjectives:
great, generous, modern, new, female, true, noble, second, young, wealthy, rich

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Similar:
Maecenatism, euergetism, patrocinium, armarius, deductor, Medizer, Phaedrus, philhellene, symposiarch, evergetism, more...

Opposite:
philistine, uncultured, barbarian

Phrases:
Gaius Maecenas, maecenas gaius, more...

Adjectives:
great, generous, modern, new, female, true, noble, second, young, wealthy, rich



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