Definitions for Tanaquil

Tanaquil Tan·a·quil

Spelling: [tan-uh-kwil]
IPA: /ˈtæn ə kwɪl/

Tanaquil is a 8 letter English word.

You can make 171 anagrams from letters in Tanaquil (aailnqtu).

Definitions for Tanaquil

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  1. a legendary queen of Rome who prophesied the future greatness of Servius Tullius and helped him to gain the throne after the murder of her husband by a political faction.

Examples for Tanaquil

It is the very form of ballet that is embodied in the life of Tanaquil Le Clercq, making her personal story a thing of poetry.

We hope our film Afternoon of a Faun: Tanaquil Le Clercq illuminates the exceptional qualities of Tanny in dance and in life.

Balanchine danced the role of Polio and Tanaquil, the Etruscan Queen sensitive to omens, danced the victim.

His wife Tanaquil, who was skilled in augury, told him this was a happy omen, and that he was destined to become great.

Tanaquil is credited with the first invention of the seamless coat or cassock.

Tanaquil, the never-forgotten helpmeet of an able man, also came from this people.

Tanaquil foresaw the greatness of the boy, and from this time he was brought up as the king's child.

It is to Tanaquil, however, that the credit is given of having persuaded him to migrate to Rome.

Tanaquil, who was skilled in the Etruscan science of augury, bade her husband hope for the highest honors.

Tanaquil Le Clercq is a name resonant with drama and tragedy.

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