Marcellus

American  

[mahr-sel-uhs] / mɑrˈsɛl əs /

noun

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

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Marcellus British  

/ mɑːˈsɛləs /

noun

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

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Example Sentences

National Fuel Gas owns roughly 1.2 million acres in the Appalachian Basin, with substantial mineral ownership overlying the Marcellus and Utica shales.

From Barron's

The natural-gas producer late last year agreed to sell assets in West Virginia’s Marcellus Shale region to publicly traded Antero Resources for $2.8 billion, giving continuation-fund backers a quick exit.

From The Wall Street Journal

Cassius Marcellus Clay’s outspoken abolitionism put his life at constant risk.

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Cassius Marcellus Clay might have been invented by a novelist with a penchant for the improbable.

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Cassius Marcellus Clay was long remembered by local black families as a fierce antislavery champion, even though, paradoxically, he continued to own slaves and freed almost none until he was compelled to do so by the 13th Amendment.

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