| The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000. |
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| Augustine, Saint |
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| SYLLABICATION: | Au·gus·tine |
| PRONUNCIATION: |  ô g -st n , ô-g st n |
| DATES: | Died c. 604 |
| VARIANT FORMS: | also Aus·tin ( ôstn) |
| VARIANTS: | Called “Apostle of the English.” |
| Italian-born missionary and prelate who introduced Christianity to southern Britain and in 598 was ordained as the first archbishop of Canterbury.
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| The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition. Copyright © 2000 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by the Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved. |
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