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gladius
[ gley-dee-uhs ]
noun
, plural gla·di·i [gley, -dee-ahy].
- a short sword used in ancient Rome by legionaries.
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Word History and Origins
Origin of gladius1
Borrowed into English from Latin around 1510–20
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Example Sentences
The fish referred to is in all likelihood Histiophorus gladius, a species very closely related to, if not identical with, our own.
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It is a common saying that Gula plures occidit quam gladius.
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The European species, common in the Mediterranean, is the Xiphias gladius of naturalists.
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Slowly he drew his short-bladed, heavy gladius from its sheath.
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I'll take that sword there—no scabbard—and two daggers, besides my gladius.
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