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Au·gus·tan | \ ȯ-ˈgə-stən 
, ə- \
, ə- \Definition of Augustan
1 : of, relating to, or characteristic of Augustus Caesar or his age
2 : of, relating to, or characteristic of the neoclassical period in England
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