Varro

[ var-oh ]

/ ˈvær oʊ /

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noun

Marcus Te·ren·ti·us

[tuh-ren-shee-uhs, -shuhs], /təˈrɛn ʃi əs, -ʃəs/, c116–27? b.c., Roman scholar and author.

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Words nearby Varro

varna, varnish, varnishing day, varnish tree, varoom, Varro, varroa, varsity, Varsovian, Varuna, varus

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How to use Varro in a sentence

When they are gone, I will fight Varro on the rostra, in the Senate.
The Lion's Brood|Duffield Osborne
The red flag fluttered in the breeze above the tent of Varro.
The Lion's Brood|Duffield Osborne
They reminded him of the beeves in the shambles of the elder Varro.
The Lion's Brood|Duffield Osborne
The only difficulty of this passage is, that Quintilian tells us, that this satire of Varro was of a former kind.
Dryden's Works (13 of 18): Translations; Pastorals|John Dryden

For how can we possibly imagine this to be, since Varro, who was contemporary to Cicero, must consequently be after Lucilius?
Dryden's Works (13 of 18): Translations; Pastorals|John Dryden

British Dictionary definitions for Varro

Varro

/ (ˈværəʊ) /

noun

Marcus Terentius (ˈmɑːkəs təˈrɛntɪəs). 116–27 bc, Roman scholar and satirist

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