Varro

American

[var-oh] / ˈvær oʊ /

noun

Marcus Terentius c116–27? b.c., Roman scholar and author.

Varro British

/ ˈværəʊ /

noun

Marcus Terentius (ˈmɑːkəs təˈrɛntɪəs). 116–27 _bc , Roman scholar and satirist

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Celebrities attended the service, but their presence did little to change attitudes, said Szilvia Varro, an activist who helped organize the funeral.

From Reuters • Aug. 6, 2013

Celebrities attended the service, but their presence did little to change attitudes, said Szilvia Varro, an activist who helped organise the funeral.

From Reuters • Aug. 6, 2013

Because Cejonius, a cut-&-dried type of administrator, did Varro down on the little matter of a tax bill, Varro privately swore vengeance.

From Time Magazine Archive

Ex-Senator Varro, once of Rome, had thought it best to exile himself in Syria after the death of his friend and protector, the Emperor Nero.

From Time Magazine Archive

Nothing daunted, Pompey ordered his soldiers to advance, and pushed them with his own hands into line, placing Crassus and Varro, one at either end.

From Bevis The Story of a Boy by Jefferies, Richard

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