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Search phrase: censor

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CoriolanusCor II.iii.242And Censorinus, nobly named so,And Nobly nam'd, so
CoriolanusCor II.iii.243Twice being by the people chosen censor,twice being Censor,
Henry IV Part 22H4 V.iv.18I'll tell you what, you thin man in a censer, I willIle tell thee what, thou thin man in a Censor; I will
The Taming of the ShrewTS IV.iii.91Like to a censer in a barber's shop.Like to a Censor in a barbers shoppe:

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Glossary

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censormagistrate responsible for the census and guarding public morals
Censorinus[pron: senser'iynus] Caius Marcius Rutilus, 3rd-c BC Roman politician
controllerdetractor, censorious critic, slanderer
criticcensorious, carping, fault-finding
criticalcensorious, judgemental, fault-finding
unhappilyunfavourably, censoriously, critically
unimprovedundisciplined, uncensored; or: not turned to use, not raised in quality

Thesaurus

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censoriouscritical
censoriouscritic
censorious criticcontroller
censoriouslyunhappily
critic, censoriouscontroller
uncensoredunimproved

Themes and Topics

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Roman history...entionally dressed in a white toga censor cor ii iii 243 magistrate responsible...
Historical figures...tician and opponent of caesar censorinus cor ii iii 242 caius marcius ...

Words Families

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Word FamilyWord Family GroupWords
CENSUREBASICcensor n
CENSUREPEOPLEcensor n

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