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Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   Any cruel and wicked tyrant.

Proper Noun

1. 1
   Roman Emperor from 54 to 68, and the last Emperor of the Julio-Claudian dynasty.
2. 2
   An agnomen first held by Tiberius Claudius Nero, an ancestor of Tiberius, Caligula, Claudius and Nero.
3. 3
   Any male member of the family Claudii Nerones, within the gens Claudia into which emperor Nero was adopted by emperor Claudius.
4. 4
   A male given name from Latin, more common in fiction than in real life.

   ""Nero Wolfe. It's his house and he lives here." "That's an odd name. Nero Wolfe? What does he—Is he a lawyer?""

Synonyms

All synonyms

nero claudius caesar drusus germanicus

Example

More examples

"Emperor Nero was an extremely evil tyrant."

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin Nerō.

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