Aeneid
ae·neid
noun
1.
an epic in Latin by Virgil; tells the adventures of Aeneas after the Trojan War; provides an illustrious historical background for the Roman Empire
Origin
From Latin Aeneis (Greek third declension, genitive Aeneidos), from Aeneas + -is. By surface analysis, Aeneas + -id.
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