Marcellus

American

[mahr-sel-uhs] / mɑrˈsɛl əs /

noun

Marcus Claudius, 268?–208 b.c., Roman general and consul.

Marcellus British

/ mɑːˈsɛləs /

noun

Marcus Claudius (ˈmɑːkəs ˈklɔːdɪəs). ?268–208 _bc , Roman general and consul, who captured Syracuse (212) in the Second Punic War

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The other tanks, for Marcellus and the seahorses and the wolf eels, were on a stage.

From Los Angeles Times • May 7, 2026

“If just the gas shortages have caused this kind of pressure, we could be heading for a difficult summer in the industrial belts of our country,” said Saurabh Mukherjea, founder of Mumbai-based Marcellus Investment Managers.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 22, 2026

The airport’s location on the Marcellus Shale turned out to be a lifeline.

From Slate • Nov. 24, 2025

Hamlet’s friend Marcellus famously warned him that there was “something rotten in the state of Denmark” before his empire collapsed around him.

From Barron's • Oct. 28, 2025

Because if Marcellus did it, why would he use one of my father’s tools?

From "Red Kayak" by Priscilla Cummings

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