Pronounced: GEE-nyuhl, adj
Notes: I tend to mispronounced this word with three syllables. I know two of the three definitions
Yesterday’s word
The word Maecenas is “a generous patron, especially of art, music, or literature”
First usage
Our word came into English in the mid-1500s
Background / Comments
As you may have guessed by the capitalized word, our word came from a person; in this case, Gaius Cilnius Maecenas, who was a patron of Horace and Virgil.
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