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Meaning of Cornelius | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2
kɔɹˈniliəs

Definitions

A male given name from Latin.

Equivalents

العربية كورنيليوس
Bosanski soma
Esperanto Kornelio
Español Cornelio
Français corneille
Hrvatski soma
Magyar Kornél Soma
Italiano Cornelio
Kurdî şoma
Latina Cornelius
Nederlands Cornelis
Português cornélio
Română Cornel Corneliu
Српски soma
తెలుగు కొర్నేలీ
Tiếng Việt Côrnêliô

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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