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Cato
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Ca·to
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Definition of Cato
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Marcus Porcius 234–149 b.c. the Elder; the Censor Roman statesman
Cato
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Marcus Porcius 95–46 b.c. the Younger; great-grandson of Cato the Elder Roman statesman
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