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Cornelius

[ kawr-neel-yuhs, -nee-lee-uhs; German kawr-ney-lee-oos ]

noun

  1. Saint, died a.d. 253, Italian ecclesiastic: pope 251–253.
  2. Pe·ter von [pey, -t, uh, r, f, uh, n], 1783–1867, German painter.
  3. a male given name: from a Roman family name.


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Examine photographs of Andrew Carnegie, J. P. Morgan, John D. Rockefeller, Andrew Mellon, and Commodore Cornelius Vanderbilt.

Conceivably, Cornelius Gurlitt could argue in court that at least some of the works acquired by his father belong to him.

Indeed, Nemetz would not even say whether Cornelius Gurlitt is alive or dead.

Letter becomes window into combat Jack Cornelius had what can only be called an All-American childhood.

When his wife, Hinton Mayor Sheryl Ann Cornelius, arrived home that evening, he was slumped in his chair, still clutching the gun.

Mr. Cornelius, who had witnessed the episode, came to King OLeary and offered his hand with dignity.

The sance had been going on thus with alternate success and failure, when Drinkwater selected Mr. Cornelius.

Mr. Cornelius, who had been curled up in an easy chair reading, came up, smiling and nodding.

Dangerfield had rejected her sure instinct, and yet, a day later, had been convinced at the first word from Mr. Cornelius.

In the afternoon, Dangerfield returned to the portrait of Mr. Cornelius, always grumbling, always dissatisfied.

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