Cornelius
Americannoun
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Saint, died a.d. 253, Italian ecclesiastic: pope 251–253.
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Peter von 1783–1867, German painter.
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a male given name: from a Roman family name.
Example Sentences
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His friend, Cornelius Grinnell, son of the Arctic expedition’s major sponsor, would manage Maggie’s finances while Elisha was away.
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Maggie asked her guardian, Cornelius Grinnell, about transferring to a school in a larger town.
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In the autumn of 1853, she wrote Cornelius Grinnell, “I am very lonely and should love very much to go and spend a few days with my friend Mrs. Walter.”
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Cornelius agreed to a brief break in Maggie’s studies.
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Cornelius Grinnell was paying Mrs. Turner ten dollars a week, more than two-thirds of Elisha’s yearly pay.
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