Gen|ius

Gen|ius
Gen|ius «JEEN yuhs, JEE nee uhs», noun.
(in ancient Rome) a spirit attendant on a person or place: »

Under him my Genius is rebuked, as it is said Mark Antony's was by Caesar (Shakespeare).


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