Link Centre Dictionary

Cassius

cas·sius

UK/ˈkæsi.əs/ US/ˈkæ.ʃəs/ uncommon

noun

1.

prime mover in the conspiracy against Julius Caesar (died in 42 BC)

Origin

Borrowed from Latin Cassius, a Roman name derived from the gens Cassia.

Related words

Broader terms

WordNet 2.1 (Princeton University). Wiktionary (CC BY-SA). CMU Pronouncing Dictionary. WordNet 2.1 Copyright Princeton University. All rights reserved. Wiktionary content is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike Licence.