nero

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It's a recognised English word, but it isn't in the official NASPA Scrabble word list.

Scrabble points
4
Words With Friends
5
Letters
4
Pronunciation
/ˈniːroʊ/

Definition of nero

5 senses · 2 parts of speech · etymology included

name

  1. Roman Emperor from 54 to 68, and the last Emperor of the Julio-Claudian dynasty.
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name

  1. Roman Emperor from 54 to 68, and the last Emperor of the Julio-Claudian dynasty.
  2. An agnomen first held by Tiberius Claudius Nero, an ancestor of Tiberius, Caligula, Claudius and Nero.
  3. Any male member of the family Claudii Nerones, within the gens Claudia into which emperor Nero was adopted by emperor Claudius.
  4. A male given name from Latin, more common in fiction than in real life.
    “"Nero Wolfe. It's his house and he lives here." "That's an odd name. Nero Wolfe? What does he—Is he a lawyer?"”

noun

  1. Any cruel and wicked tyrant.

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Etymology

Borrowed from Latin Nerō.

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