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From Latin Caius Maecenas, name of a well-known Roman knight (69 - 8 BC), advisor to Augustus and influential protector of writers and artists.
- IPA(key): /me.t͡ʃeˈna.te/
- Rhymes: -ate
- Hyphenation: me‧ce‧nà‧te
mecenate m (plural mecenati)
- patron (of the arts etc.)