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FIDUS ACHATES

\fˈɪdəs ɐt͡ʃˈe͡ɪts], \fˈɪdəs ɐt‍ʃˈe‍ɪts], \f_ˈɪ_d_ə_s ɐ_tʃ_ˈeɪ_t_s]\

Definitions of FIDUS ACHATES

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Devoted follower, henceman. [Latin]

1919 - The concise Oxford dictionary of current English
By Sir Augustus Henry

[L.] The trusty follower and tried friend of Aeneas (Virgil, Aeneid) ; hence any staunch friend.

1895 - Glossary of terms and phrases
By Henry Percy Smith

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