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Noun: Mithridates
  1. Ancient king of Pontus who expanded his kingdom by defeating the Romans but was later driven out by Pompey (132-63 BC)
    - Mithridates VI of Pontus, Mithridates VI, Mithridates the Great
Noun: mithridate  'mi-thri,deyt
  1. An antidote against poison

Type of: king, male monarch, Rex

Encyclopedia: Mithridates, de differentiis linguarum

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