Cymbeline

American

[sim-buh-leen] / ˈsɪm bəˌlin /

noun

a romantic drama (1610?) by Shakespeare.

Cymbeline British

/ ˈsɪmbəliːn /

noun

See Cunobelinus

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Police said the coach was in collision with one other vehicle on an A12 access road off Cymbeline Way in Colchester at 08:50 BST on Monday.

From BBC • Oct. 10, 2022

Theatergoers saw him in "Cymbeline" and "Othello," among other plays.

From Salon • Jul. 14, 2021

Shortly after Galileo drew Jupiter and its four moons, William Shakespeare is thought to have completed Cymbeline, one of his final plays.

From Nature • May 31, 2016

By no coincidence at all, Belarius is actually a British lord banished by Cymbeline, and the virtuous boys are the princes he kidnapped from the king out of revenge.

From New York Times • Apr. 9, 2016

With all the excitement and goodbyes, Magdalys hadn’t even noticed that Cymbeline was fully packed and ready for travel.

From "Dactyl Hill Squad" by Daniel José Older

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