Croe|sus

Croe|sus
Croe|sus «KREE suhs», noun.
any very rich person.
[< Croesus, king of Lydia, Asia Minor, from 560 to 546 B.C., famous for his great wealth]

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  • croe — croe·sus; …   English syllables

  • sus — al·lo·der·ma·nys·sus; bal·a·no·glos·sus; bas·sus; bdel·lo·nys·sus; be·je·sus; bo·na·sus; bo·ras·sus; bul·bo·cav·er·no·sus; bys·sus; car·ba·sus; ca·sus; cau·sus; cer·a·sus; cer·a·to·glos·sus; chon·dro·glos·sus; cis·sus; clys·sus; co·los·sus;… …   English syllables

  • croesus — croe·sus …   English syllables

  • Croesus — Croe•sus [[t]ˈkri səs[/t]] n. pl. sus•es, si [[t] saɪ[/t]] 1) anh big died 546 b.c., king of Lydia 560–546: noted for his great wealth 2) a very rich man …   From formal English to slang

  • Croesus — Croe|sus (? 546 BC) a king of Lydia in ↑Asia Minor, known for being very rich. People sometimes say that someone is as rich as Croesus to mean that the person is extremely rich …   Dictionary of contemporary English

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