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Cincinnatus

cin·cin·na·tus

UK/ˌsɪnsɪˈneɪtəs/ US/ˌsɪnsɪˈnɑːtəs/ uncommon us

noun

1.

Roman statesman regarded as a model of simple virtue; he twice was called to assume dictatorship of Rome and each time retired to his farm (519-438 BC)

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Origin

Borrowed from Latin Cincinnatus.

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