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CYRUS
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• CYRUS (noun)
The noun CYRUS has 1 sense:
1. Persian prince who was defeated in battle by his brother Artaxerxes II (424-401 BC)
Familiarity information: CYRUS used as a noun is very rare.
Sense 1
Meaning:
Persian prince who was defeated in battle by his brother Artaxerxes II (424-401 BC)
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Synonyms:
Cyrus; Cyrus the Younger
Instance hypernyms:
prince (a male member of a royal family other than the sovereign (especially the son of a sovereign))
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