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Another Roscius

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Meaning · English

So Camden terms Richard Burbage (d. 1619).

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

đây là cách Camden gọi Richard Burbage (mất 1619)

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Era: ca. 1898 (Victorian)

Sources & notes

Reproduced from Brewer’s Dictionary of Phrase and Fable (1898 edition, public domain; archive.org, retrieved 2026-07-31; OCR text, minor errors possible). Reflects the scholarship and attitudes of its era.

Topics: Historical slang (1800s)

Common questions

What does “Another Roscius” mean?

So Camden terms Richard Burbage (d. 1619).

Is “Another Roscius” formal or informal?

No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.

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