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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- Last king of Lydia (560–546) whose kingdom, which had prospered during his reign, fell to the Persians under Cyrus.
- noun A very wealthy man.
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
[After Croesus.]
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