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BATTLE OF PHILIPPI
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Dictionary entry overview: What does battle of Philippi mean?
• BATTLE OF PHILIPPI (noun)
The noun BATTLE OF PHILIPPI has 1 sense:
1. Octavian and Mark Antony defeated Brutus and Cassius in 42 BC
Familiarity information: BATTLE OF PHILIPPI used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Octavian and Mark Antony defeated Brutus and Cassius in 42 BC
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Synonyms:
battle of Philippi; Philippi
Instance hypernyms:
pitched battle (a fierce battle fought in close combat between troops in predetermined positions at a chosen time and place)
Domain region:
Macedonia (landlocked republic on the Balkan Peninsula; achieved independence from Yugoslavia in 1991)
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