Roman masc. proper name, originally the name of a Roman gens. The Epicurean philosopher-poet was Titus Lucretius Carus (c. 98-55 B.C.E.). Hence Lucretian (1712).
luckless
lucky
lucrative
lucre
Lucretia
Lucretius
lucubrate
lucubration
luculent
lucus a non lucendo
Lucy
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