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Definition of Mark antony
1. Noun. Roman general under Julius Caesar in the Gallic wars; repudiated his wife for the Egyptian queen Cleopatra; they were defeated by Octavian at Actium (83-30 BC).
Generic synonyms: Full General, General
Lexicographical Neighbors of Mark Antony
Literary usage of Mark antony
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. A Dictionary of the English Language: In which the Words are Deduced from ...by Samuel Johnson by Samuel Johnson (1805)
"Young Octavius, and mark antony, Come down upon us with a mighty power, Bending
their .... mark antony ..."
2. Shakespeare's Library: A Collection of the Plays, Romances, Novels, Poems by William Carew Hazlitt (1875)
"With the "Life of Timon " from North, may be read the short passing notice of
him, which occurs in Plutarch's " Life of mark antony," already (iii. ..."
3. Cyclopaedia of English Literature: A Selection of the Choicest Productions by Robert Chambers (1850)
"4th Cit. Now, mark him, he begins again to speak. 4th Cit. We'll hear the will;
read it, mark antony. All. The will ! the will ! ..."
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