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Abderites

Abderites is the plural of Abderite.

Meaning of Abderite

Noun

Abderite (plural Abderites)

  1. An inhabitant or native of Abdera, in Thrace.
    • To that end they entered the borders of the Abderites in another part of Thrace, and wasted and spoiled the country […]1814, Diodorus, chapter 4, in G. Booth, transl., The Historical Library of Diodorus the Sicilian, volume 2, translation of original in Ancient Greek, page 27
    Synonyms:
    Abderian
  2. Democritus, the Laughing Philosopher.

Questions about Abderites

What is Abderites the plural of?
Abderites is the plural of Abderite.

Words near Abderites in the dictionary

  1. Abderhalden reactions
  2. Abderhalden-Kaufmann-Lignac syndrome
  3. abderian
  4. Abderians
  5. Abderite
  6. Abderites
  7. abderitic
  8. abderitism
  9. Abdeslam
  10. abdest
  11. Abdi

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