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Alcman

Alcman proper noun: an Ancient Greek name, particularly borne by a 7th-century-BCE choral lyric poet from Sparta.

Proper noun

Alcman

  1. An Ancient Greek name, particularly borne by a 7th-century-BCE choral lyric poet from Sparta.

Forms of Alcman

alternative formAlkman

Origin of Alcman

Borrowed from Latin Alcman.

Words formed from Alcman

Questions about Alcman

What does Alcman mean?
Alcman means an Ancient Greek name, particularly borne by a 7th-century-BCE choral lyric poet from Sparta.
What part of speech is Alcman?
Alcman is a proper noun.

Words near Alcman in the dictionary

  1. alclofenac
  2. alclometasone
  3. ALCM
  4. Alcmaeonid
  5. Alcmaeonids
  6. Alcman
  7. Alcmanian
  8. Alcmena
  9. Alcmene
  10. Alcmeonid
  11. Alcmeonids

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