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milites gloriosi

milites gloriosi is the plural of miles gloriosus.

Meaning of miles gloriosus

Noun

miles gloriosus (plural milites gloriosi)

  1. (literary, performing arts) A standard character in ancient comedy and in modern comedy depicting ancient military figures: the bravado-filled, self-important, swaggering soldier.
    • [I]t of course ought not to be said that the General who assumes the responsibility behaved "generously" on one occasion and "magnanimously" upon another. About such expressions there is a reminiscence of the classical "Miles gloriosus" of the British Nelson, or of the American Winfield Scott.1898 September 8, “The Army against the War Department”, in New York Times, retrieved 04 Dec 2010

Noun capitalized: Milites Gloriosi

Milites Gloriosi

  1. (plural) plural of Miles Gloriosus

Questions about milites gloriosi

What is milites gloriosi the plural of?
Milites gloriosi is the plural of miles gloriosus.
What part of speech is milites gloriosi?
Milites gloriosi is a noun.

Words near milites gloriosi in the dictionary

  1. militating
  2. militation
  3. militations
  4. Militello
  5. Militellos
  6. milites gloriosi
  7. militia
  8. militiae
  9. militialike
  10. militiaman
  11. militiamen

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