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Alcides

Alcides proper noun: synonym of Hercules. Also the plural of Alcide.

Proper noun

Alcides

  1. (Greek, archaic) Synonym of Hercules.
    Synonyms:
    Hercules

Also used as

Alcides is also the plural of Alcide.

Synonyms of Alcides

Origin of Alcides

From Latin Alcīdes, from Ancient Greek Ἀλκείδης (Alkeídēs), from Ἀλκαῖος (Alkaîos, “Alcaeus”) + patronymic suffix -ίδης (-ídēs).

Questions about Alcides

What does Alcides mean?
Alcides means synonym of Hercules.
What part of speech is Alcides?
Alcides is a proper noun.

Words near Alcides in the dictionary

  1. alcian blue
  2. alcian blues
  3. Alcibiades
  4. alcid
  5. Alcide
  6. Alcides
  7. alcidine
  8. alcids
  9. Alcie
  10. Alcindor
  11. Alcindors

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