SCAEVOLA

Meaning of SCAEVOLA in English

/see"veuh leuh, sev"euh-/ , n.

Gaius /gay"euhs/ (or Caius ) /kay"euhs/ Mucius /myooh"shee euhs, -sheuhs/ , fl. 6th century B.C., Roman hero.

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SCAEVOLA — ˈsēvələ noun Etymology: New Latin, after C. Mucius Scaevola 6th century B.C. Roman hero 1. capitalized : a genus of …
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SCAEVOLA, QUINTUS MUCIUS — or Pontifex died 82 BC Roman lawgiver. He served successively as consul, as governor of the province of Asia, and …
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SCAEVOLA, QUINTUS MUCIUS — also called Augur died 88 BC prominent Roman jurist. He was the cousin of Quintus Mucius Scaevola Pontifex, who founded …
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SCAEVOLA, PUBLIUS MUCIUS — died c. 115 BC one of the foremost Roman jurists of his time and a prominent figure in the events …
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SCAEVOLA, GAIUS MUCIUS — legendary Roman hero who is said to have saved Rome (c. 509 BC) from conquest by the Etruscan king Lars …
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SCAEVOLA, QUINTUS MUCIUS — or Pontifex died 82 BC Roman lawgiver. He served successively as consul, as governor of the province of Asia, and …
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MUCIUS SCAEVOLA — [Roman] A legendary hero from Rome's earliest history. When Porsinna and his Etruscans besieged the city, Mucius entered the enemy …
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QUINTUS — [c mediumvioletred] (as used in expressions) Quintus Horatius Flaccus Quintus Caepio Brutus Decius Gaius Messius Quintus Trajanus Ennius Quintus Fabius …
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NAUPAKA — nau̇ˈpäkə noun ( -s ) Etymology: Hawaiian : a Hawaiian shrub ( Scaevola frutescens ) of the family Goodeniaceae found …
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NATIVE CABBAGE — noun : a succulent Australian shrub ( Scaevola koenigii )
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FANFLOWER — ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ noun : a tropical shrub ( Scaevola koenigii ) of the family Goodeniaceae having white flowers
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ANNALIST — any of the Roman historians prior to Livy (1st century BC1st century AD) who drew up the conventional history of …
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YEAR IN REVIEW 2001: ENVIRONMENT — Gardening In 2000 home gardeners continued to purchase plants rather than grow them from seed. In addition, buyers grouped annuals, …
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GRACCHUS, TIBERIUS SEMPRONIUS — born 169, -164 BC? died June 133 BC, Rome Roman tribune (133 BC) who sponsored agrarian reforms to restore the …
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GOODENIACEAE — the goodenia family of the bellflower order (Campanulales), containing 14 genera and about 300 species, chiefly native to Australia. Some …
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CRASSUS DIVES MUCIANUS, PUBLIUS LICINIUS — born c. 180 BC died 130 Roman politician who supported the agrarian reforms of the tribune Tiberius Gracchus. Brother of …
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SIMILAR — adjective COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a similar fate ▪ The project suffered a similar fate to many of its predecessors. …
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PHENOMENON — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS ■ ADJECTIVE complex ▪ Most of the difficulty stems from the fact that an eruption is …
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CLASSICAL — adjective COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a classical actor (= acting parts from important traditional literature ) ▪ a drama school …
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BULK — I. noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES buy in bulk (= buy large quantities of something ) ▪ It’s much cheaper …
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QUINTUS — Quintus Horatius Flaccus Quintus Caepio Brutus Decius Gaius Messius Quintus Trajanus Ennius Quintus Fabius Maximus Cunctator Quintus Scaevola Quintus Mucius …
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ROMAN MYTHOLOGY — All the articles available in the Roman mythology section of the Encyclopedia Mythica: Abundantia; Acca Larentia; Acestes; Achates; Acmon; Adeona; …
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МУЦИЙ — (Gaius Mucius Scaevola), легендарный римский герой, пытавшийся убить Ларса Порсену, царя этрусского города Клузия, который осадил Рим в 509 до …
Русский словарь Colier
АТОЛЛ — коралловый риф кольцеобразной формы, окружающий акваторию. Коралловые рифы распространены в тропических и субтропических широтах, причем наиболее широко - в Тихом …
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