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Aurelian

American  
[aw-ree-lee-uhn, aw-reel-yuhn] / ɔˈri li ən, ɔˈril yən /

noun

  1. Lucius Domitius Aurelianus, a.d. 212?–275, Roman emperor 270–275.


Aurelian British  
/ ɔːˈriːlɪən /

noun

  1. Latin name Lucius Domitius Aurelianus. ?212–275 ad , Roman emperor (270–275), who conquered Palmyra (273) and restored political unity to the Roman Empire

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From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 31, 2025

Her kingdom’s independence was short-lived, however, since the Roman emperor Aurelian conquered Palmyra in 272 and took Zenobia captive.

From Textbooks • Apr. 19, 2023

On Saturday, Aurelian Tchouameni gave France the lead but England evened the score when Kane converted from the penalty spot in the 54th minute.

From Seattle Times • Dec. 10, 2022

Sponsian, they think, was induced to take the title in order to protect the region during the chaos, before it was ultimately evacuated in the early 270s by the Emperor Aurelian.

From Washington Times • Nov. 25, 2022

Everyone, that is, except Laure Aurelian, a microbiologist who was Gey’s colleague at Hopkins.

From "The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks" by Rebecca Skloot

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