Gracchi [grak-ahy] EXAMPLES| noun the Gracchi, Gracchus(def 2). Liberaldictionary.com
Gracchus [grak-uh s] noun Ga·ius Sem·pro·ni·us [gey-uh s sem-proh-nee-uh s] /ˈgeɪ əs sɛmˈproʊ ni əs/, 153–121 b.c., and his brother, Ti·be·ri·us Sempronius [tahy-beer-ee-uh s] /taɪˈbɪər i əs/, 163–133 b.c., Roman reformers and orators. the Grac·chi [grak-ahy] /ˈgræk aɪ/, the brothers Gracchus. Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2019 Examples from the Web for gracchi Historical Examples of gracchi
On his rare visits his mother welcomed him like one of the Gracchi.
Edna Ferber
Cornelia, the mother of the Gracchi, was a daughter of Scipio.
Dr. George H Napheys
She did not know the Gracchi nor their politics; but the name rang well.
Charles Reade
Be the mothers of great men, the Catos and the Gracchi of the future!
Charles Reade
Why, that’s the mother o’ the Gracchi,’ and there was a little ripple of laughter.
Elizabeth Robins
British Dictionary definitions for gracchi Gracchus noun Tiberius Sempronius (taɪˈbɪərɪəs sɛmˈprəʊnɪəs). ?163–133 bc, and his younger brother, Gaius Sempronius (ˈɡaɪəs), 153–121 bc, known as the Gracchi. Roman tribunes and reformers. Tiberius attempted to redistribute public land among the poor but was murdered in the ensuing riot. Violence again occurred when the reform was revived by Gaius, and he too was killed Collins English Dictionary – Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012