Lucretia

[ loo-kree-shuh, -shee-uh ]

noun
  1. Also Lu·crece [loo-krees]. /luˈkris/. Roman Legend. a Roman woman whose suicide led to the expulsion of the Tarquins and the establishment of the Roman republic.

  2. a female given name.

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Lucretia

/ (luːˈkriːʃɪə) /


noun
  1. (in Roman legend) a Roman woman who killed herself after being raped by a son of Tarquin the Proud

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