Cornelius

Cornelius
/kawr neel"yeuhs, -nee"lee euhs/; for 2, 3, also Ger. /kawrdd nay"lee oos'/, n.
1. Saint, died A.D. 253, Italian ecclesiastic: pope 251-253.
2. Peter von /pay"teuhrdd feuhn/, 1783-1867, German painter.
3. a male given name: from a Roman family name.

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(as used in expressions)
Publius Cornelius Tacitus
Celsus Aulus Cornelius
John Cornelius Hodges
Jansen Cornelius Otto
Cornelius Alexander McGillicuddy
Sulla Felix Lucius Cornelius
Vanderbilt Cornelius
Publius Cornelius Scipio Africanus
Publius Cornelius Scipio Aemilianus Africanus Numantinus

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