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PRONUNCIATION OF ASCANIUS

Ascanius  [æˈskeɪnɪəs] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF ASCANIUS

noun
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pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
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Ascanius is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES ASCANIUS MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Ascanius

Ascanius

Ascanius is a legendary king of Alba Longa and is the son of the Trojan hero Aeneas. He is a character in Roman mythology, and has a divine lineage, being the son of Aeneas, who is son of goddess Venus and the hero Anchises, a relative of the king Priam; thus Ascanius has divine ascendents by both parents, being descendant of god Jupiter, his wife Juno and Dardanus. He is also an ancestor of Romulus, Remus and the Gens Julia. Together with his father, he is a major character in the Aeneid, and he is depicted as one of founders of the Roman race.

Definition of Ascanius in the English dictionary

The definition of Ascanius in the dictionary is the son of Aeneas and Creusa; founder of Alba Longa, mother city of Rome Also called: Iulus.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH ASCANIUS


calcaneus
kælˈkeɪnɪəs
Comenius
kəˈmeɪnɪəs
contemporaneous
kənˌtɛmpəˈreɪnɪəs
cutaneous
kjuːˈteɪnɪəs
extemporaneous
ɪkˌstɛmpəˈreɪnɪəs
extraneous
ɪkˈstreɪnɪəs
instantaneous
ˌɪnstənˈteɪnɪəs
intracutaneous
ˌɪntrəkjuːˈteɪnɪəs
membraneous
mɛmˈbreɪnɪəs
miscellaneous
ˌmɪsəˈleɪnɪəs
mucocutaneous
ˌmjuːkəʊkjuːˈteɪnɪəs
musculocutaneous
ˌmʌskjʊləʊkjuːˈteɪnɪəs
Pausanias
pɔːˈseɪnɪəs
percutaneous
ˌpɜːkjʊˈteɪnɪəs
sanious
ˈseɪnɪəs
simultaneous
ˌsɪməlˈteɪnɪəs
spontaneous
spɒnˈteɪnɪəs
subcutaneous
ˌsʌbkjuːˈteɪnɪəs
subterraneous
ˌsʌbtəˈreɪnɪəs
transcutaneous
ˌtrænzkjuːˈteɪnɪəs

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE ASCANIUS

Asantehene
asarabacca
asarum
ASB
Asben
asbestic
asbestiform
asbestine
asbestos
asbestos mat
asbestosis
asbestous
asbestus
ASBO
asbomania
ASCAP

WORDS THAT END LIKE ASCANIUS

Antonius
Arminius
Arrhenius
Ausonius
child genius
Ennius
euphonius
Flaminius
genius
Junius
Petronius
splenius
Suetonius
Vilnius

Synonyms and antonyms of Ascanius in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «Ascanius» into 25 languages

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Translator English - Chinese

Ascanius
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

Ascanio
570 millions of speakers

English

Ascanius
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

Ascanius
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

Ascanius
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

Ascanius
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

Ascânio
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

Ascanius
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

Ascagne
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Ascanius
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

ascanius
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

アスカニオス
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

Ascanius
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Ascanius
85 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Vietnamese

Ascanius
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

Ascanius
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

Ascanius
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

ascanius
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

Ascanio
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

Ascanius
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

Ascanius
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

ascanius
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

ascanius
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

Ascanius
14 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Swedish

Ascanius
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

Ascanius
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of Ascanius

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «ASCANIUS»

The term «Ascanius» is regularly used and occupies the 86.174 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «ASCANIUS» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about Ascanius

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «ASCANIUS»

Discover the use of Ascanius in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to Ascanius and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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The Young Romans
ASCANIUS,. THE. HOMELESS. PRINCE. According to legend, Rome was founded by the descendants of the Trojan prince Aeneas. After the Greeks and the Trojans had fought a ten-year war, the Greeks used the Trojan Horse to sneak into ...
Rose Williams, 2007
2
The Classical World
thus about eighty. On six1 occasions he is called puer Ascanius. As we trace his character in the drama, we shall find that Vergil presents him in successive periods as a boy, a hunter, a warrior, a builder and the hope of Rome. When 'the boy ...
3
An Inquiry Into the Credibility of the Early Roman History ...
Concerning the name of this son, and his maternity, there are various accounts : some say that it was Ascanius, or Iulus, the son of Creusa; others give to her son the name of Euryleon, while another account describes the successor of [Eneas ...
‎1855
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An inquiry into the credibility of the early Roman history
Concerning the name of this son, and his maternity, there are various accounts : some say that it was Ascanius, or lulus, the son of Creusa ; others give to her son the name of Euryleon, while another account describes the successor of ^Eneas  ...
Sir George Cornewall Lewis, 1855
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Ascanius: Or, the Young Adventurer, A True History
This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923.
Ralph Griffiths, 2011
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The Biographical Dictionary of the Society for the Diffusion ...
Livy also makes Ascanius the son of iEneas, but he does not pretend to determine whether the Ascanius, who succeeded yEneas in Italy, was the son of Creusa, or of Lavinia, the Latin wife of tineas. Livy states that, on the death of iEneas, ...
Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge (Great Britain), George Long, 1844
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Bulletin
BALANUS HAMERI (Ascanius). Plato 53. 17C5. Lepas balanus uddewallcnsis LiNN.srus, Reisen (lurch Westgothland, Erkliirung die Pifiuren, pi. 5, fig. 1, 16. 17G7. Lepas hamcri Ascanius, Ieonos rerum naturalium, vol. 1, p. 8, pi. 10.1 1776 .
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The sessile barnacles (Cirripedia) contained in the ...
BALANUS HAMERI (Ascanius). Plate 53. 1765. Lepas balanus uddcwallensis Linnaeus, Reisen durch Westgothland, Erkliirung die Figuren, pi. 5, fig. 1, lb. 1767. Lepas liamcri Ascanius, Icones rerum naturalium, vol. 1, p. 8, pi. 10.1 1776.
Henry Augustus Pilsbry, 1916
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Bulletin - United States National Museum
(L. albo- gularii.) Four distinct groups of guenons are included in the East African collections. These are the ascanius group (subgenus Rhinostictus); the leucampyx group (subgenus Lasiopyga); the pygerythra group (subgenus Chlorocebus) ...
10
The Pastime of People, Or, The Chronicles of Divers Realms; ...
IT is well afFyrmyd by dyuers and many historyers, that, after thedys- truccon of Troye, Eneas, with his son Ascanius begotte of his wyfe Crusa doughter to Priam kyng of Troye, ca in to Italy & ther maryed Lauina doughter to king Latinus, and ...
Thomas Frognall Dibdin, 1811

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «ASCANIUS»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term Ascanius is used in the context of the following news items.
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Strange Visitors - Giant Oarfish
What they were looking at was a rare oarfish (Regalecus glesne Ascanius), the longest bony fish in the ocean. Also known as King of the ... «Yesterday's Island/Today's Nantucket, May 15»
2
WWI soldier enlists against his father's will
In November, he set sail on the STS Ascanius. His letters home tell of seeing their convoy escort suddenly steam off. The Emden had been ... «ABC Local, May 15»
3
Children and the future in Virgil's Aeneid
However, this talk will focus on the children of the Aeneid, who represent the future and especially on the character of Ascanius, Aeneas' young ... «Neos Kosmos, Apr 15»
4
Faces of Gallipoli: Malcolm Teesdale Smith
Over the course of the long journey from Australia aboard the HMAT Ascanius and training together in under the shadow of the Pyramids, Smith ... «The New Daily, Apr 15»
5
Montmorency South Primary School student Matthew Cook, 10, with …
Allen boarded the Ascanius on October 25 in Sydney for service in the Australian Imperial Force. Before he left Australia, he heard the sad ... «Herald Sun, Apr 15»
6
Rendition to ring true
He enlisted for World War I in 1915, aged 23, and sailed for Egypt on June 7 on the HMATS Ascanius. He fought in Gallipoli and France and by ... «Community Newspaper Group, Apr 15»
7
Anzac Day 2015: Turkish man searches for descendants of Anzacs …
George Alfred Robinson from Adelaide, and a John Forrest Reading from Bunbury both embarked aboard HMAT Ascanius. Mr Tanman says ... «ABC Online, Apr 15»
8
Four brothers who volunteered for the unknown
Walter sailed from Fremantle into the unknown on October 31, aboard the Ascanius as a member of the 11th Battalion. The battalion ... «The West Australian, Apr 15»
9
WA student walks in footsteps of legends
... one of the original Anzacs, joining the 11th Battalion soon after war broke out in 1914 and sailing from Fremantle on the Ascanius on October ... «The West Australian, Apr 15»
10
A son will honour his father at Gallipoli
He boarded the Gallipoli-bound Ascanius in Brisbane on June 20, 1915. He fought in Gallipoli until he received a shrapnel wound to the hand ... «Bundaberg News Mail, Mar 15»

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