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Theodoric

American  
[thee-od-uh-rik] / θiˈɒd ə rɪk /

noun

  1. a.d. 454?–526, king of the Ostrogoths and founder of the Ostrogothic monarchy in Italy: ruler of Italy 493–526.


Theodoric British  
/ θɪˈɒdərɪk /

noun

  1. called the Great. ?454–526 ad , king of the Ostrogoths and founder of the Ostrogothic kingdom in Italy after his murder of Odoacer (493)

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“Medieval Barber Theodoric of York”: This is tough, because I’ve been watching “SNL” since I was 10 in 1977.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 4, 2024

Yvonne Wingett Sanchez and Theodoric Meyer contributed to this report.

From Washington Post • Dec. 9, 2022

In Tuesday's Washington Post morning political newsletter, Jacqueline Alemany and Theodoric Meyer report that Congress is grappling with whether Jordan may have immunity from a subpoena due to the Speech and Debate Clause.

From Salon • Jan. 12, 2022

Mercurius asked to be called John II, after Pope John who had been martyred at Ravenna in 526 after a fallout with the Ostrogothic king, Theodoric.

From Slate • Mar. 6, 2013

Thus it is important to see that when we hail Theodoric as an important scientist our judgement is essentially anachronistic: he did not seem important to his contemporaries or successors, and his influence is negligible.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton

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