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LUCIUS QUINCTIUS CINCINNATUS

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LUCIUS QUINCTIUS CINCINNATUS (noun)
  The noun LUCIUS QUINCTIUS CINCINNATUS has 1 sense:

1. Roman statesman regarded as a model of simple virtue; he twice was called to assume dictatorship of Rome and each time retired to his farm (519-438 BC)play

  Familiarity information: LUCIUS QUINCTIUS CINCINNATUS used as a noun is very rare.


English dictionary: Word details


LUCIUS QUINCTIUS CINCINNATUS (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

Roman statesman regarded as a model of simple virtue; he twice was called to assume dictatorship of Rome and each time retired to his farm (519-438 BC)

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Synonyms:

Cincinnatus; Lucius Quinctius Cincinnatus

Instance hypernyms:

national leader; solon; statesman (a man who is a respected leader in national or international affairs)


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