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DIONYSIUS THE ELDER
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• DIONYSIUS THE ELDER (noun)
The noun DIONYSIUS THE ELDER has 1 sense:
1. the tyrant of Syracuse who fought the Carthaginians (430-367 BC)
Familiarity information: DIONYSIUS THE ELDER used as a noun is very rare.
Sense 1
Meaning:
The tyrant of Syracuse who fought the Carthaginians (430-367 BC)
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Synonyms:
Dionysius; Dionysius the Elder
Instance hypernyms:
tyrant (in ancient Greece, a ruler who had seized power without legal right to it)
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