Claudius
pronunciation
How to pronounce Claudius in British English:
UK ['klɔ:diəs]
How to pronounce Claudius in American English:
US [ˈklɔdiəs]
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- Noun:
- Roman Emperor after his nephew Caligula was murdered; consolidated the Empire and conquered southern Britain; was poisoned by his fourth wife Agrippina after her son Nero was named as Claudius' heir (10 BC to AD 54)
Word Origin
- Claudius
- masc. proper name, from the name of two Roman gentes, perhaps related to claudus "lame," which is of unknown origin. Related: Claudian.
Example
- 1. That was why claudius could not kill hamlet .
- 2. So he stopped thinking of killing claudius for the moment .
- 3. Hamlet now knew about claudius 's evil plan .
- 4. After hamlet 's father died , claudius became king of denmark and married gertrude .
- 5. Polonius went to claudius and gertrude to let them know what caused hamlet 's madness .