Leo X

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noun

Giovanni de'Medici, 1475–1521, Italian ecclesiastic: pope 1513–21 (son of Lorenzo de'Medici).

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Words nearby Leo X

Leotine, Leo V, Leo VI, Leo VII, Leo VIII, Leo X, Leo XI, Leo XII, Leo XIII, LEP, Lepanto

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How to use Leo X in a sentence

An x-ray two hours later confirms my hunch: my tibia (the big bone behind the shin) is snapped clean in two.
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As many West Wing fans have pointed out, the character of Leo McGarry died after Sorkin had already left the series.
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Leo and Jorge might reasonably have assumed that the matter had been put to bed.
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“Getting out of X band is on option,” said one senior Air Force official.
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I made experimental commercials in the experimental division of a production house, Film X, that made commercials for ad agencies.
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He thought they were now in touch with our troops at "X" but that they had been through some hard fighting to get there.
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W was a Watchman, and guarded the door; X was expensive, and so became poor.
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Idly his pen traced upon the paper in front of him a large X, the sign of the unknown quantity.
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The Professor took his pen and wrote a large X upon the sheet of paper in front of him.
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Leo II, pope, died; an able and resolute pontiff; established the kiss of peace at the mass, and the use of holy water.
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British Dictionary definitions for Leo X

Leo X

noun

original name Giovanni de' Medici. 1475–1521, pope (1513–21): noted for his patronage of Renaissance art and learning; excommunicated Luther (1521)

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