ANDROCLES

Meaning of ANDROCLES in English

[An.dro.cles] n [L, fr. Gk Androkles]: a fabled Roman slave spared in the arena by a lion from whose foot he had years before extracted a thorn

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ANDROCLES — noun Etymology: Latin, from Greek Androklēs Date: 1607 a fabled Roman slave spared in the arena by a lion from …
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ANDROCLES — /an"dreuh kleez'/ , n. Rom. Legend. a slave who was spared in the arena by a lion from whose foot …
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ANDROCLES — n. legendary Roman slave who was forced to fight a lion but was saved by the lion that recognized and …
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ANDROCLES — noun Etymology: Latin, from Greek Androklēs Date: 1607 : a fabled Roman slave spared in the arena by a lion …
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ANDROCLES — also spelled Androclus, Roman slave who allegedly lived about the time of the emperor Tiberius or Caligula and who became …
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ANDROCLES — Androcles BrE AmE ˈændr ə kliːz
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ANDROCLES — Андрокл
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ANDROCLES — n. Pronunciation: ' an-dr ə - ˌ kl ē z Function: noun Etymology: Latin, from Greek Androkl ē s Date: …
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ANDROCLES AND THE LION — a comedy (1913) by G. B. Shaw.
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ANDROCLES AND THE LION — An ‧ dro ‧ cles and the Li ‧ on /ˌændrəkliːz ənd ðə ˈlaɪən/ BrE AmE an ancient Roman story …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
SHAW, GEORGE BERNARD — born July 26, 1856, Dublin, Ire. died Nov. 2, 1950, Ayot St. Lawrence, Hertfordshire, Eng. Irish playwright and critic. After …
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SHAW, GEORGE BERNARD — Shaw, George Ber ‧ nard /dʒɔːdʒ ˈbɜːnəd $ dʒɔːrdʒ bərˈnɑːrd/ BrE AmE (1856–1950) an Irish writer famous especially for his …
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SHAW, GEORGE BERNARD — born July 26, 1856, Dublin, Ire. died Nov. 2, 1950, Ayot St. Lawrence, Hertfordshire, Eng. Irish playwright and critic. After …
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АНДРОКЛ — Androcles
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