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caesar

Definitions, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for caesar.

Editorial note

Its similar to learning that the Egyptian pyramids were older to Julius Caesar than Caesar is to us.

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Definitions4
Parts of speech1

Quick take

A title of Roman emperors.

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of caesar gathered in one view.

noun

A title of Roman emperors.

noun

An ancient Roman family name, notably that of Julius Caesar.

noun

An absolute ruler; an autocrat.

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for caesar.

noun

A title of Roman emperors.

noun

An ancient Roman family name, notably that of Julius Caesar.

noun

An absolute ruler; an autocrat.

noun

emperor, ruler, dictator

Example sentences

1

Its similar to learning that the Egyptian pyramids were older to Julius Caesar than Caesar is to us.

2

Over 2,000 years ago Julius Caesar described the people that lived where The Netherlands, Belgium, and Germany are today.

3

This would just happen to be a language which was Caesar cipher of your existing language.

4

By the time Julius Caesar implemented a new calendar, this sort of political drift in the calendar had January in the middle of summer.

5

I'd define anything inside of Caesar Chavez (39th) on the east side to be inner city.

6

Oh sure Alexander the Great or Caesar or Rommel could have done 10:1 ratio of body bags, but there aren't many military commanders like that.

7

Also, have you heard about Julius Caesar who was crying at 30 because he hadn't done what Alexander the Great had done at that age?

8

Conan almost looks like Caesar Flickerman on the streets of Havana.

9

It was unquestionably propaganda, Caesar paints himself in the best possible light most of the time, but there is no one who questions the overall historical accuracy.

10

In the US if you go out for dinner and order the caesar salad (listed at $6), the skirt steak (listed at $15), and a glass of the house red (listed at $8) you will be presented a bill for $29 + sales tax, in NYC for example the bill would come to $31.58.

Quote examples

1

"Render unto Caesar the things that are Caesar's, and unto God the things that are God's"

2

American politicians defend the death penalty against the Pope speaking out against it (although in this case you can claim that "Render unto Caesar" is a valid rebuttal).

3

"It's just that the people who only care about personal wealth rarely make it into history books, whereas the iconoclastic scientists frequently do." Arguably even this isn't true - Many people know the name of, say, Archimedes and Newton, but I doubt it's more than the people who know Julius Caesar and Genghis Khan.

Proper noun examples

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Thus, e.g., we split up the sentence ‘Caesar conquered Gaul’ into ‘Caesar’ and ‘conquered Gaul’.

2

The imagery cast upon a villa at Caesar's by being compared to a boiler room is top notch.

3

Most of Caesar's military and political life is confirmed by many other sources and pieces of evidence.

Frequently asked questions

Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.

How do you use caesar in a sentence?

Its similar to learning that the Egyptian pyramids were older to Julius Caesar than Caesar is to us.

What does caesar mean?

A title of Roman emperors.

What part of speech is caesar?

caesar is commonly used as noun.