Cornelia: Meaning and Definition of

Cor•nel•ia

Pronunciation: (kôr-nēl'yu), [key]
— n.
  1. fl. 2nd century b.c., Roman matron: mother of Gaius and Tiberius Gracchus.
  2. fl. 1st century b.c., first wife of Julius Caesar 83–67?. Cf. Calpurnia,
  3. a female given name.
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