NEPOS

Meaning of NEPOS in English

/nee"pos, nep"os/ , n.

Cornelius , 99?-24? B.C., Roman biographer and historian.

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NEPOS — biographical name Cornelius circa 100- circa 25 B.C. Roman historian
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NEPOS — n. Cornelius Nepos (100-25 BC), Roman biographer and historian
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NEPOS — biographical name Cornelius circa 100- circa 25 B.C. Roman historian
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NEPOS — n. Pronunciation: ' n ē - ˌ päs, ' ne- Function: biographical name Cornelius ca 100- ca 25 B.C. Rom. …
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CORNELIUS NEPOS — n. Nepos (100-25 BC), Roman biographer and historian
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NEPOS, JULIUS — died May 9, 480 last legitimate Western Roman emperor (reigned 474475). Born of a distinguished family, Nepos was sent by …
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NEPOS, CORNELIUS — born c. 100 BC died c. 25 BC Roman historian, correspondent and friend of Cicero, and the friend to whom …
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NEPHEW — noun Etymology: Middle English nevew, from Anglo-French nevou, neveu, from Latin nepot-, nepos grandson, ~; akin to Old English nefa …
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NIECE — ˈnēs noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English nece, from Anglo-French nece niece & Old French niece granddaughter, niece, from …
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NEPOTISM — ˈnepəˌtizəm noun ( -s ) Etymology: French népotisme, from Italian nepotismo, from nipote, nepote nephew (from Latin nepot-, nepos grandson, …
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NEPOTE — ˈneˌpōt, ˈnēˌ- noun ( -s ) Etymology: Latin nepot-, nepos Scotland : nephew
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NEPOTAL — ˈnepəd. ə l, neˈpōd.- adjective Etymology: Latin nepot-, nepos + English -al : of, relating to, or resembling a nephew
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NEPHEW — ˈne(ˌ)fyüˌ chiefly Brit -)vyü noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English nevew nephew, grandson, from Old French neveu, from Latin …
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NEPHEW — /nef"yooh/ or, esp. Brit., /nev"yooh/ , n. 1. a son of one's brother or sister. 2. a son of one's …
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NIECE — noun Etymology: Middle English nece granddaughter, niece, from Anglo-French nece, niece, from Late Latin neptia, from Latin neptis; akin to …
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NEPOTISM — noun Etymology: French népotisme, from Italian nepotismo, from nepote nephew, from Latin nepot-, nepos grandson, nephew — more at nephew …
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NEPHEW — -(ˌ)vyü noun Etymology: Middle English nevew, from Anglo-French nevou, neveu, from Latin nepot-, nepos grandson, nephew; akin to Old English …
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NIECE — ■ noun a daughter of one's brother or sister, or of one's brother-in-law or sister-in-law. Origin ME: from OFr., based …
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NEPHEW — ■ noun a son of one's brother or sister, or of one's brother-in-law or sister-in-law. Origin ME: from OFr. neveu …
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NIECE — [niece] n [ME nece granddaughter, niece, fr. OF niece, fr. LL neptia, fr. L neptis; akin to L nepot-, nepos …
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NEPOTISM — [nep.o.tism] n [F nepotisme, fr. It nepotismo, fr. nepote nephew, fr. L nepot-, nepos grandson, nephew--more at nephew] (1670): favoritism …
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NEPHEW — [neph.ew] n [ME nevew, fr. OF neveu, fr. L nepot-, nepos grandson, nephew; akin to OE nefa grandson, nephew, Skt …
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ZAMA, BATTLE OF — (202 BC), victory of the Romans led by Scipio Africanus over the Carthaginians commanded by Hannibal. It was the last …
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ROMULUS AUGUSTULUS — flourished 5th century AD byname of Flavius Momyllus Romulus Augustus the last of the Western Roman emperors (475476). He was …
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ODOACER — born c. 433 died March 15, 493, Ravenna also called Odovacar, or Odovakar first barbarian king of Italy. The date …
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GUNDOBAD — died 516 also called Gundibald barbarian general during the last days of the Roman Empire in the west, and king …
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GLYCERIUS — flourished 5th century Western Roman emperor from 473 to 474. Glycerius was made emperor on March 5, 473, by Gundobad, …
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EPAMINONDAS — born c. 410 BC, , Thebes died 362, Mantineia Theban statesman and military tactician and leader who was largely responsible …
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CORNELIA — flourished 2nd century BC highly cultured mother of the late 2nd-century BC Roman reformers Tiberius and Gaius Sempronius Gracchus. She …
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NIECE — / niːs; NAmE / noun the daughter of your brother or sister; the daughter of your husband's or wife's brother …
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NEPHEW — / ˈnefjuː; NAmE ; ˈnevjuː/ noun the son of your brother or sister; the son of your husband's or wife's …
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EMPEROR — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS ■ ADJECTIVE byzantine ▪ But the Byzantine emperors were themselves no more trusting and would generally …
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