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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

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

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 6, 2026

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

From Slate ● Nov. 24, 2025

“With 80% of retail money going into small and mid-cap mutual funds, every investment banker with a pulse is IPOing,” says Saurabh Mukherjea, chief investment officer at Marcellus Investment Managers in Mumbai.

From Barron's ● Nov. 20, 2025

“But it’s not Marcellus, Brady. It’s his wife. And their little boy.”

From "Red Kayak" by Priscilla Cummings

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