Marcellus I
–noun | Saint, died a.d. 309, pope 308–309. |
Marcellus II
–noun (Marcello Cervini ) 1501–55, Italian ecclesiastic: pope 1555. |
A⋅li
/ˈɑ
li, ɑˈli for 1–4; ɑˈli for 5/
Show Spelled Pronunciation [ah-lee, ah-lee for 1–4; ah-lee for 5]
Show IPA –noun | 1. | (ʿAlī ibn-abu-Talib; “the Lion of God” ) a.d. c600–661, Arab caliph (cousin and son-in-law of Muhammad). |
| 3. | Mohammed, 1909–63, Pakistani statesman and diplomat. |
| 5. | Muhammad (Cassius Marcellus Clay, Jr. ), born 1942, U.S. boxer: world heavyweight champion 1964–67, 1974–78, 1978–79. |
Mar·cel·lus (mär-sěl'əs) Roman general who in the Second Punic War took Syracuse (212) and Capua (211). |
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