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Cornelius

Noun CEFR B2
kɔɹˈniliəs

Definitions

A male given name from Latin.

Equivalents

EspañolCornelio
Françaiscorneille
Portuguêscornélio
15 more languages
العربيةكورنيليوس
Bosanskisoma
EsperantoKornelio
Hrvatskisoma
ItalianoCornelio
Kurdîşoma
LatinaCornelius
NederlandsCornelis
Српскиsoma
తెలుగుకొర్నేలీ
Tiếng ViệtCôrnêliô

Examples

“There was a certain man in Cesarea called Cornelius, a centurion of the band called the Italian band, A devout man, and one that feared God with all his house, which gave much alms to the people, and prayed to God alway.”
“The intern will not call⟳ me 'Cornelius―(in fact, that dowdy old name⟳ isn't my actual name⟳ nor, at the present⟳ time, my nom de guerre)―but 'Dr. Hinton*―or 'sir'―will do.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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