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Albinus

British  
/ ælˈbiːnəs /

noun

  1. another name for Alcuin

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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He allied with Albinus so that he could crush Niger.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 19, 2026

The book centers on Albert Albinus, a middle-aged art critic who takes a special interest in Margot Peters, a 17-year-old aspiring actress and model.

From Salon • Dec. 9, 2020

Nowadays, Albinus yodels throughout the four nights he entertains at Hofbrauhaus, whether he’s inserting a ay-ee-ooo into a rendition of The Chicken Dance or yodeling German classics.

From Washington Times • Nov. 7, 2015

In the Roy version, Albinus guesses that she is “seventeen or eighteen”; in the Berg Collection copy, Nabokov crossed out that line and wrote “Eighteen.”

From The New Yorker • Dec. 4, 2014

And since Severus judged it dangerous to reveal himself as an enemy to both of them, he decided to attack Pescennius Niger and to trick Albinus.

From "The Prince" by Niccolò Machiavelli