Definitions
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- noun a dicotyledonous genus of the family Primulaceae
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Examples
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He wore a "motley" suit of discordant colours to make him ridiculous, and correspond with the incongruity of his mind and actions -- a dress similar to the hundred patched _paniculus centunculus_ of the Roman mimes.
History of English Humour, Vol. 1 (of 2) With an Introduction upon Ancient Humour Alfred Guy Kingan L'Estrange 1873
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centunculus A gaudy patchwork coat of many colors worn by a clown.
Antony and Cleopatra Colleen McCullough 2007
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centunculus A gaudy patchwork coat of many colors worn by a clown.
Antony and Cleopatra Colleen McCullough 2007
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Because they are so fed up with the uncertainties of the last few years that they would swear on a clown’s centunculus if they thought that might bring stability.
Antony and Cleopatra Colleen McCullough 2007
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Because they are so fed up with the uncertainties of the last few years that they would swear on a clown’s centunculus if they thought that might bring stability.
Antony and Cleopatra Colleen McCullough 2007
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