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Agrippina

/ ˌæɡɪˈ辱ːə /

noun

  1. Agrippinac. 14 bc33 adFRomanMISC: mother of Caligula called the Elder. c. 14 bc –33 ad , Roman matron: granddaughter of Augustus, wife of Germanicus, mother of Caligula and Agrippina the Younger
  2. Agrippina1559FRomanMISC: mother of Nero called the Younger. 15–59 ad , mother of Nero, who put her to death after he became emperor
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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The area originally belonged to Agrippina the Elder, a granddaughter of Augustus and the mother of Julia Agrippina.

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Staging oratorios in the opera house is nearly routine nowadays, especially those by Handel; for every “Agrippina,” you’re likely to get a “Messiah” too.

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The Brighton Ballet Theater describes itself as a "school of Russian American Ballet," something Roizin hoped people would understand referred only to the teaching techniques advanced by celebrated Russian ballerina Agrippina Vaganova.

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Agrippina had slipped a poisoned one into his dish one night.

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Darrah and Rivera met seven years ago in Nebraska when Rivera, then an active opera singer, was performing the role of Nerone in an Opera Omaha production of Handel’s “Agrippina” directed by Darrah.

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