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Varro

American  
[var-oh] / ˈvær oʊ /

noun

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


Varro British  
/ ˈværəʊ /

noun

  1. 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 organise 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 organize the funeral.

From Reuters Aug. 6, 2013

If there is any hope at all, of finding the final text of such Latin authorities as Livy and Varro, such hopes rest in Herculaneum alone.

From Time Magazine Archive

Varro had grown to like and understand the East; thanks to his money and his sympathetic shrewdness he had become one of the most potent men in Syria.

From Time Magazine Archive

“Well, let some one take Varro on the hill, and let him tell me if he can see Pompey anywhere.”

From Bevis The Story of a Boy by Jefferies, Richard

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