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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (1)

1. Roman Emperor who when faced with military problems decided in 286 to divide the Roman Empire between himself in the east and Maximian in the west; he initiated the last persecution of the Christians in 303 (245-313);
[syn: Diocletian, Gaius Aurelius Valerius Diocletian]



WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

Diocletian
    n 1: Roman Emperor who when faced with military problems decided
         in 286 to divide the Roman Empire between himself in the
         east and Maximian in the west; he initiated the last
         persecution of the Christians in 303 (245-313) [syn:
         Diocletian, Gaius Aurelius Valerius Diocletian]