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mecenas¹

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Do antropônimo latino Mecenas, estadista romano que criou um círculo literário que incluiu Horácio e Virgílio.

noun

  1. aquele que protege artistas ou cientistas e/ou os financia Calouste Gulbenkian foi um grande mecenas.

noun

  1. plural de mecenas

Mecenas²

noun

  1. prenome masculino

noun

  1. plural de Mecenas

In English

  • patron wealthy individual who supports an artist etc.
  • Maecenas a generous benefactor; specifically, a patron of literature or art

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"mecenas." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/pt/mecenas. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

APA

mecenas. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/pt/mecenas

Chicago

"mecenas." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/pt/mecenas.

BibTeX
@misc{mecenas_2026,
  title = {mecenas},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/pt/mecenas},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}