"Hannibalesque" meaning in All languages combined

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Adjective [English]

Forms: more Hannibalesque [comparative], most Hannibalesque [superlative]
Etymology: From Hannibal + -esque. Etymology templates: {{affix|en|Hannibal|-esque}} Hannibal + -esque Head templates: {{en-adj}} Hannibalesque (comparative more Hannibalesque, superlative most Hannibalesque)
  1. Reminiscent of Hannibal (247–183/182 BC), Carthaginian general and statesman who commanded the forces of Carthage in their battle against the Roman Republic during the Second Punic War.
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