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Ca⋅to

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–noun
1. Marcus Por⋅ci⋅us [pawr-shee-uhs, -shuhs] , (“the Elder” or “the Censor”), 234–149 b.c., Roman statesman, soldier, and writer.
2. his great-grandson, Marcus Porcius (“the Younger”), 95–46 b.c., Roman statesman, soldier, and Stoic philosopher.
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Ca·to 1   (kā'tō)   
Roman politician and general who wrote the first history of Rome. As censor he attempted to restore simplicity to Roman life.
Ca·to 2   (kā'tō)   
Roman politician and great-grandson of Cato the Elder. A conservative opponent of Julius Caesar's political ambitions, he supported Pompey against Caesar in the civil war and committed suicide after Caesar's decisive victory at Thapsus.
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Cato [(kay-toh)]

A politician of ancient Rome, known for his insistence that Carthage was Rome's permanent enemy. He had a custom of ending all his speeches in the Roman senate with the words “Carthage must be destroyed.”

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CATO
Fortran-like CAI language for PLATO system on CDC 1604. "CSL PLATO System Manual", L.A. Fillman, U Illinois, June 1966.

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