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Nov 29, 2009
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Lu•cre•tia



Pronunciation: (loo-krē'shu, -shē-u), [key]
n.
1. Also,Lu•crecePronunciation: (lOO-krēs'). [key] Rom. Legend.a Roman woman whose suicide led to the expulsion of the Tarquins and the establishment of the Roman republic.
2. a female given name.

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