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  • proper noun Aztec emperor from 1440 to 1469.
  • proper noun Aztec emperor from 1502 to 1520, during which time the Spanish conquest of Mexico began.

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From Classical Nahuatl Motēuczōma, "he who frowns like a lord", from mo- (reflexive prefix) + tēuc- "lord" + -zōma "to frown in anger". (J. Richard Andrews. 2003. Introduction to Classical Nahuatl, Revised Edition, 599, Norman: University of Oklahoma Press.)

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