1. dramatist of ancient Rome (born in Greece) whose comedies were based on works by Menander (190?-159 BC); [syn: Terence, Publius Terentius Afer]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
Publius Terentius Afer
n 1: dramatist of ancient Rome (born in Greece) whose comedies
were based on works by Menander (190?-159 BC) [syn:
Terence, Publius Terentius Afer]