Diocletian
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    Etymology
    
From Latin Dioclētiānus, Latinate form of Ancient Greek Διοκλῆς (Dioklês). The Roman emperor was named so after his home town of Dioclea in Illyricum.
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- IPA(key): /ˌdaɪ.əˈkliːʃən/
Proper noun
    
Diocletian
- Roman cognomen, particularly borne by the Roman emperor Gaius Aurelius Valerius Diocletianus (245-313).
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Adjective
    
Diocletian (not comparable)
- Of or relating to the Roman emperor Diocletian.
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