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[ kal-pur-nee-uh ] / kælˈpɜr ni ə /
nounflourished 1st century b.c., third wife of Julius Caesar 59–44.Compare Cornelia (def. 2), Pompeia. Words nearby Calpurniacaloyer, calpac, calpain, Calpe, calPERS, Calpurnia, calque, Caltanissetta, Caltech, caltrop, caltrop family Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for CalpurniaHe divorced her in consequence and married Calpurnia, not for love but for place. Historia Amoris: A History of Love, Ancient and Modern|Edgar Saltus A retort trembled on the wicked old lips, but Calpurnia, seeing it, made haste to ask if any of them had ever talked with Juvenal. Roads from Rome|Anne C. E. Allinson Her liking for Calpurnia was of a piece, her acquaintances thought, with her bringing up of her grandson. Roads from Rome|Anne C. E. Allinson On the very day after their union, Calpurnia (likewise of Roman descent) had exhibited symptoms of a strong will of her own. Mary Anerley|R. D. Blackmore
We are told that Calpurnia, the last wife of Csar, dreamed on the same night, and to the same ominous result. The Caesars|Thomas de Quincey
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