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Julian

1 American  
[jool-yuhn] / ˈdʒul yən /

adjective

  1. of, relating to, or characteristic of Julius Caesar.

Julian 2 American  
[jool-yuhn] / ˈdʒul yən /

noun

  1. Flavius Claudius Julianusthe Apostate, a.d. 331–363, Roman emperor 361–363.

  2. a male given name, form of Julius.

Julian 1 British  
/ ˈdʒuːljən, -lɪən /

noun

  1. known as Julian the Apostate ; Latin name Flavius Claudius Julianus. 331–363 ad , Roman emperor (361–363), who attempted to revive paganism in the Roman empire while remaining tolerant to Christians and Jews

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Julian 2 British  
/ ˈdʒuːljən, -lɪən /

adjective

  1. of or relating to Julius Caesar

  2. denoting or relating to the Julian calendar

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Julian Scientific  
/ jo̅o̅l′yən /

  1. American physician noted for developing cortisone and also physostigmine, a drug used to treat glaucoma and memory loss.

Etymology

Origin of Julian

1585–95; < Latin Jūliānus, equivalent to Jūli(us) Julius + -ānus -an

Example Sentences

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When Julian Araujo, Celtic's frustrated full-back, ran over and wrestled the ball off him, it was just about the only one-on-one battle Celtic had won.

From BBC

Julian Garcia, who missed last season while recovering from an arm injury, was impressive in his debut.

From Los Angeles Times

Others at Mr. Julian’s table gave similarly tolerant responses to my question about Mr. Paxton’s peccadillos.

From The Wall Street Journal

"Market expectations were already very elevated and part of the positive results had been priced in," said City Index's Julian Pineda.

From Barron's

Dortmund halved Leipzig's lead five minutes after half-time when a low-flying Julian Ryerson corner rebounded to home striker Romulo, who tried to avoid the ball but headed into his own net.

From Barron's

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