Definitions for lucretia
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Lucretia(ProperNoun)
. The feminine form of Lucretius.
Origin: Derives from Latin lucrum (gain, profit)
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Lucretia
a Roman matron, the wife of Collatinus, whose rape by a son of Tarquinus Superbus led to the dethronement of the tyrant, the expulsion of his family from Rome, and the establishment of the Roman republic.
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