Juvenal

/ˈdʒuvənl/
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Definitions of Juvenal
  1. noun
    Roman satirist who denounced the vice and folly of Roman society during the reign of the emperor Domitian (60-140)
    synonyms: Decimus Junius Juvenalis
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    example of:
    ironist, ridiculer, satirist
    a humorist who uses ridicule and irony and sarcasm
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