Miles gloriosus (original) (raw)

Pronunciation (US):		(GB):

I. (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A braggart soldier (a stock figure in comedy)

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Nouns denoting people

Hypernyms ("miles gloriosus" is a kind of...):

egoist; egotist; swellhead (a conceited and self-centered person)

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