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Meaning of Saturnian | Babel Free

Adjective CEFR B2
sæ.tɜː(ɹ)n.jən

Definitions

  1. Related to the planet Saturn.
  2. Related to the Roman god Saturn.
  3. Dour, baleful or sullen.
  4. Resembling a golden age; distinguished for peacefulness, happiness, contentment.
  5. Involving a meter consisting of three iambics and an extra syllable followed by three trochees, employed by satirists in Ancient Rome.

Equivalents

العربية زحلي

Examples

“Augustus, born to bring Saturnian times”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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See also

saturnic Saturnicentric saturnine satvik satyresque satyriasic

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