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Cy·rus (sī′rəs)

noun

a masculine name: dim. Cy

Etymology: L < Gr Kyros < OPers Kūrush

Cyrus2 definition

Cy·rus (sī′rəs)

  1. 424?-401 ; Pers. prince: called the Younger
  2. died 529? ; king of the Medes & Persians: founder of the Persian Empire: called the Great

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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