Cornelia

[ kawr-neel-yuh ]

/ kɔrˈnil yə /

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noun

flourished 2nd century b.c., Roman matron: mother of Gaius and Tiberius Gracchus.

flourished 1st century b.c., first wife of Julius Caesar 83–67?.Compare Calpurnia, Pompeia.

a female given name.

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Words nearby Cornelia

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How to use Cornelia in a sentence

The nominees—Cornelia Pillard, David Frederick, and Patricia Ann Millett—are qualified, capable candidates for judicial service.
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I find myself chained to the foot of a woman, my noble Cornelia would despise!
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Instinctively with his first yawny return to consciousness he reached back under his pillow for Cornelia's letter.
Molly Make-Believe|Eleanor Hallowell Abbott
Instantly from Stanton's mind vanished every conceivable sad thought concerning Cornelia.
Molly Make-Believe|Eleanor Hallowell Abbott

More and more Cornelia's infrequent letters suggested exquisitely painted empty dishes offered to a starving person.
Molly Make-Believe|Eleanor Hallowell Abbott
Oh, Stanton, I say, it isn't the ghost of the things that are dead that will ever come between you and Cornelia.
Molly Make-Believe|Eleanor Hallowell Abbott