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1. Terence
   (195 – 159 BCE) Roman playwright; his six plays include Andria, Hecyra and Adelphoe; many of his plays, like those of Plautus, were adapted from Greek originals, although Terence added Prologues in which he added additional information pertinent to his plays; Terence was popular throughout the following ages, helping sustain his manuscripts.
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2. Terence
   [n] - dramatist of ancient Rome (born in Greece) whose comedies were based on works by Menander (190?-159 BC)
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3. Terence
   (c. 190-c. 159 BC) Roman dramatist. Born in Carthage, he was taken as a slave to Rome where he was freed and came under the patronage of the Roman general Scipio Africanus Minor. His surviving six comedies (including...
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4. Terence
   Publius Terentius Afer noun dramatist of ancient Rome (born in Greece) whose comedies were based on works by Menander (190?-159 BC)
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5. Terence
   after Plautus the greatest Roman comic dramatist, the author of six verse comedies that were long regarded as models of pure Latin. Terence`s plays ... [9 related articles]
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6. Terence
   Terence is a English boy name. The meaning of the name is `Old form of the Roman clan name Terrance.` Where is it used? The name Terence is mainly used In English.It is an abbreviated form of Theresa, used In English.How do they say it elsewhere? Terenzio ( In Italian) Terrence ( In English) Terra...
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7. Terence
   Terence (Publius Terentius Afer) (ter'uns) , b. c.185 or c.195 B.C., d. c.159 B.C., Roman writer of comedies, b. Carthage. As a boy he was a slave of Terentius Lucanus, a Roman senator, who brought him to Rome, educated him, and gave him his freedom. Six comedies by him survive—Andria, Hea...
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8. Terence
   Terence (Publius Terentius) was a Roman comic poet. He was born in 194 BC and died in 159 BC. It is thought he was a native of Carthage and was taken to Rome as a slave where he was bought by the Senator Publius Terentius who had him well educated and presently set him free, after which Terence assu...
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9. Terence
   Roman dramatist. Born in Carthage, he was taken as a slave to Rome where he was freed and came under the patronage of the Roman general Scipio Africanus Minor. His surviving six comedies (including The Eunuch (161 BC)) are subtly characterized and based on Greek models. They were widely read and performed during the Middle Ages a...
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10. Terence
    `Publius Terentius Afer` (195/185–159 BC), better known in English as `Terence`, was a playwright of the Roman Republic, of north African descent. His comedies were performed for the first time around 170–160 BC, and he died young, probably in Greece or on his way back to Rome. T...
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