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ULYSSES
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Gender: Masculine
Usage: Roman Mythology, English
Pronounced: yoo-LIS-eez (English) [key]
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Latin form of ODYSSEUS. It was borne by Ulysses S. Grant (1822-1885), the commander of the Union forces during the American Civil War, who went on to become an American president. It was also used by Irish author James Joyce as the title of his book 'Ulysses' (1920). |
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