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Varro

American  
[var-oh] / ˈvær oʊ /

noun

  1. Marcus Terentius c116–27? b.c., Roman scholar and author.


Varro British  
/ ˈværəʊ /

noun

  1. Marcus Terentius (ˈmɑːkəs təˈrɛntɪəs). 116–27 bc , Roman scholar and satirist

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Celebrities attended the service, but their presence did little to change attitudes, said Szilvia Varro, an activist who helped organize the funeral.

From Reuters • Aug. 6, 2013

Celebrities attended the service, but their presence did little to change attitudes, said Szilvia Varro, an activist who helped organise the funeral.

From Reuters • Aug. 6, 2013

Varro, who had craftily let some bordering native princes in on his secret, withdrew from Cejonius' jurisdiction and watched the Roman frontier go up in flames.

From Time Magazine Archive

"It is just the reverse of everything we believe according to the basic principles of physiology," declares Professor Varro Tyler of Purdue University, an expert on herbal remedies.

From Time Magazine Archive

This was really a miscellany treating of various subjects, in various metres, and, as employed by Varro, was written partly in prose, partly in verse.

From The Roman Poets of the Republic by Sellar, W. Y.