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cannae

Definition, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for cannae.

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Och, laddie, the problem wi' Cannae is ye cannae see it comin'!

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Quick take

(historical) A village in the Apulia region of south east Italy, known as the site of a battle in 216 B.C. in which the Carthaginians under Hannibal defeated the Romans

Meaning at a glance

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

noun

(historical) A village in the Apulia region of south east Italy, known as the site of a battle in 216 B.C. in which the Carthaginians under Hannibal defeated the Romans

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for cannae.

noun

(historical) A village in the Apulia region of south east Italy, known as the site of a battle in 216 B.C. in which the Carthaginians under Hannibal defeated the Romans

Example sentences

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Och, laddie, the problem wi' Cannae is ye cannae see it comin'!

2

The null thrust test did in fact take place, but only for the Cannae drive.

3

The theory behind the Cannae drive is that it contains slots along the side of the cavity that produce the thrust.

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The previous tests were on an EmDrive, while the current one was a Cannae drive, which is a related but different design.

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Probably only Cannae is as famous as a textbook example of brilliant command.

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I'm sure gnome and kde have more features but for a good, solid, predictable desktop experience, cannae beat xfce.

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The Cannae Drive was obviously not invented by a Scotsman...

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I am the elite who will bestow this sacred knowledge unto the commoners and cross-disciplinary researchers who cannae understand it without me.

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Disruptors and innovators intuitively understand the Cannae Problem.

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Coincidentally, the excellent podcast, Tides of History, is currently doing a miniseries on the Punic Wars, and just covered why Cannae didn't end the war.

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Absolutely effort should be put into breaking out of the Cannae Problem but it’s easy to fall into a reverse trap where simply because something is unorthodox it must mean it’s the solution to the current challenge.

12

I cannae unroll the Sellotape fast enough capt'n!

Quote examples

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It's annoying but as Scotty would say, "ye cannae change the laws o' physics"!

2

Two different devices, Shawyer's "EmDrive" was the 720mN device, Fetta's "Cannae Drive" was the 30uN device.

3

Yeah, this is what Chief Engineer Scotty said every time Captain Kirk asked for the impossible: "I cannae give ye' any more, sir!" So I just thought we were going to max out the laws of physics again.

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>>In the paper by White et al, they also write that the Cannae Drive “is producing a force that is not attributable to any classical electromagnetic phenomenon and therefore is potentially demonstrating an interaction with the quantum vacuum virtual plasma.” That last bit stopped me.

Proper noun examples

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Cannae remember much like, was only a wee nipper at the time, knaa what ah mean?

2

Cannae do with a debit card without bumping into Dante and his buddy in their digs first.

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- Hannibal's strategy was to separate Rome from its allies in the Italian peninsula, which is why he did not march on Rome after Cannae.

Frequently asked questions

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

How do you use cannae in a sentence?

Och, laddie, the problem wi' Cannae is ye cannae see it comin'!

What does cannae mean?

(historical) A village in the Apulia region of south east Italy, known as the site of a battle in 216 B.C. in which the Carthaginians under Hannibal defeated the Romans

What part of speech is cannae?

cannae is commonly used as noun.