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Caesar

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Noun

1. caesar, gaius julius caesar, julius caesar

conqueror of Gaul and master of Italy (100-44 BC)

2. caesar, sid caesar, sidney caesar

United States comedian who pioneered comedy television shows (born 1922)

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Caesar

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noun
1. 
Gaius Julius (ˈɡaɪəs ˈdʒuːlɪəs). 100–44 bc, Roman general, statesman, and historian. He formed the first triumvirate with Pompey and Crassus (60), conquered Gaul (58–50), invaded Britain (55–54), mastered Italy (49), and defeated Pompey (46). As dictator of the Roman Empire (49–44) he destroyed the power of the corrupt Roman nobility. He also introduced the Julian calendar and planned further reforms, but fear of his sovereign power led to his assassination (44) by conspirators led by Marcus Brutus and Cassius Longinus
2. 
any Roman emperor
3. (sometimes not capital)
any emperor, autocrat, dictator, or other powerful ruler
4. 
a title of the Roman emperors from Augustus to Hadrian
5. (in the Roman Empire)
a. 
a title borne by the imperial heir from the reign of Hadrian
b. 
the heir, deputy, and subordinate ruler to either of the two emperors under Diocletian's system of government
6.  short for Caesar salad

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Caesar

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noun
1. 
the title of the emperor of Rome from Augustus to Hadrian, or of the emperor of the Holy Roman Empire
2. 
any of the Roman emperors
3.  [often c-]
any emperor or dictator
(Gaius) Julius100?-44 b.c.; Rom. general & statesman; dictator (49-44) of the Roman Empire

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Caesar

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n.
1. Used as a title and form of address for Roman emperors.
2. A dictator or autocrat.
American comedian who, as star of his own weekly television program Your Show of Shows (1950-1954), pioneered the comedy sketch show.
Roman general, statesman, and historian who invaded Britain (55), crushed the army of his political enemy Pompey (48), pursued other enemies to Egypt, where he installed Cleopatra as queen (47), returned to Rome, and was given a mandate by the people to rule as dictator for life (45). On March 15 of the following year he was murdered by a group of republicans led by Cassius and Brutus, who feared he intended to establish a monarchy ruled by himself.

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