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Alcmanian

Alcmanian adjective: relating to, or characteristic of the works of Alcman.

Adjective

Alcmanian (comparative more Alcmanian, superlative most Alcmanian)

  1. Relating to, or characteristic of the works of Alcman
  2. A verse comprising four dactyls, a dactylic tetrameter.

Forms of Alcmanian

comparativemore Alcmanian
superlativemost Alcmanian

Origin of Alcmanian

From Alcman + -ian.

Questions about Alcmanian

What does Alcmanian mean?
Alcmanian means relating to, or characteristic of the works of Alcman.
What part of speech is Alcmanian?
Alcmanian is an adjective.

Words near Alcmanian in the dictionary

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

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