Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
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tyrant | Yes | No | No | No |
Dionysius I of Syracuse | Yes | No | No | No |
tyrant (noun) | Dionysius I of Syracuse (noun) |
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a cruel and oppressive dictator | the tyrant of Syracuse who fought the Carthaginians (430-367 BC) |
any person who exercises power in a cruel way | |
in ancient Greece, a ruler who had seized power without legal right to it |