Claudius

//ˈklɔdiəs// name

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Definitions

Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A male given name from Latin.

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  2. 2
    The Roman emperor "Tiberius Claudius Caesar Augustus Germanicus".

Example

More examples

"Claudius, seeing a mighty man before him, saw things looked serious and understood that here he had not quite the same pre-eminence as at Rome, where no one was his equal."

Etymology

From Latin Claudius. Doublet of Claude.

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