res publica res publica /rɛs ˈpʌblɪkə/

noun

1. A politically organized body of people under a single government  ( body politic , res publica , land , commonwealth , country , nation , state )
   a politically organized body of people under a single government
    The state has elected a new president
   the state has elected a new president
    African nations
   African nations
    Students who had come to the nation's capitol
   students who had come to the nation's capitol
    The country's largest manufacturer
   the country's largest manufacturer
    An industrialized land
   an industrialized land
   
   

 gilt gilt /ˈgɪlt/

adjective

1. () Having the deep slightly brownish color of gold  ( aureate , gilded , gilt , gold , golden )
   having the deep slightly brownish color of gold
    Long aureate (or golden) hair
   long aureate (or golden) hair
    A gold carpet
   a gold carpet
   

noun

1. A coating of gold or of something that looks like gold  ( gilding , gilt )
   a coating of gold or of something that looks like gold
   
   

 Marcus Aurelius Marcus Aurelius /ˈmɑːrkəs ɔːˈriːliəs/

noun

1. Emperor of Rome; nephew and son-in-law and adoptive son of Antonius Pius; Stoic philosopher; the decline of the Roman Empire began under Marcus Aurelius (121-180)  ( Antoninus , Aurelius , Marcus Annius Verus , Marcus Aurelius , Marcus Aurelius Antoninus )
   Emperor of Rome; nephew and son-in-law and adoptive son of Antonius Pius; Stoic philosopher; the decline of the Roman Empire began under Marcus Aurelius (121-180)
   
   

 conodont conodont /ˈkoʊnodɒnt/

noun

1. Small (2 inches long) extinct eellike fish with a finned tail and a notochord and having cone-shaped teeth containing cellular bone; late Cambrian to late Triassic; possible predecessor of the cyclostomes  ( conodont )
   small (2 inches long) extinct eellike fish with a finned tail and a notochord and having cone-shaped teeth containing cellular bone; late Cambrian to late Triassic; possible predecessor of the cyclostomes
    Paleontologists often study conodonts to understand ancient marine life.
   Paleontologists often study conodonts to understand ancient marine life.
   
   
2. The tiny fossil cone-shaped tooth of a primitive vertebrate of order Conodonta  ( conodont )
   the tiny fossil cone-shaped tooth of a primitive vertebrate of order Conodonta