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Charlemagne

char·le·magne

UK/ˈʃɑːɹləmeɪn/ US/ˌʃɑːrləˈmeɪn/ uncommon

noun

1.

king of the Franks and Holy Roman Emperor; conqueror of the Lombards and Saxons (742-814)

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Origin

From Middle English Charlemagne (compare Charlemayn), from Middle French Charlemagne, from Old French Carles li magnes, from Latin Carolus Magnus (literally “Charles/Karl the Great”).

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