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GNAEUS POMPEIUS MAGNUS

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GNAEUS POMPEIUS MAGNUS (noun)
  The noun GNAEUS POMPEIUS MAGNUS has 1 sense:

1. Roman general and statesman who quarrelled with Caesar and fled to Egypt where he was murdered (106-48 BC)play

  Familiarity information: GNAEUS POMPEIUS MAGNUS used as a noun is very rare.


English dictionary: Word details


GNAEUS POMPEIUS MAGNUS (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

Roman general and statesman who quarrelled with Caesar and fled to Egypt where he was murdered (106-48 BC)

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Synonyms:

Gnaeus Pompeius Magnus; Pompey; Pompey the Great

Instance hypernyms:

full general; general (a general officer of the highest rank)

national leader; solon; statesman (a man who is a respected leader in national or international affairs)


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