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miles gloriosus
/ ˈmiːleɪs ˌɡlɔːrɪˈəʊsʊs /
noun
- a braggart soldier, esp as a stock figure in comedy
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Word History and Origins
Origin of miles gloriosus1
from the title of a comedy by Plautus
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Example Sentences
Any one aspiring to play the part of a Lothario—as in the Miles Gloriosus—is made an object both of punishment and ridicule.
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The miles gloriosus reappeared in professional bravi and captains of mercenaries.
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The Miles Gloriosus of Latin comedy reappeared in him, and helped to mould the modern type.
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He is the miles gloriosus of antiquity, except that in place of being cowardly he is vicious.
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Horribilicribrifax , founded on the Miles gloriosus of Plautus, is a rather laboured attack on pedantry.
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