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Macbeth
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Mac·beth  (mk-bth) Died 1057.
King of Scotland (1040-1057) who ascended the throne after killing his cousin King Duncan (died 1040) in battle. Legends of his rise to power and reign are the basis of Shakespeare's tragedy Macbeth.

Macbeth [məkˈbɛθ mæk-]
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(Biographies / Macbeth (death date: 1057) M, Scottish, POLITICS: hereditary ruler) died 1057, king of Scotland (1040-57): succeeded Duncan, whom he killed in battle; defeated and killed by Duncan's son Malcolm III
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Noun1.Macbeth - king of Scotland (died in 1057)Macbeth - king of Scotland (died in 1057)      


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