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Ammian

Ammian proper noun: ammianus Marcellinus: a Roman soldier and historian from Late Antiquity.

Proper noun

Ammian

  1. (uncommon) Ammianus Marcellinus: a Roman soldier and historian from Late Antiquity.
    • Who thoſe other Picts were, we learn from Ammian, that writ about fourſcore years after.1684, William Lloyd, An Historical Account of Church-Government, as It Was in Great-Britain and Ireland, When They First Received the Christian Religion, page 6
    • The same extent of the name of Picti appears also in Ammian, as we observed elsewhere.1879, Thomas Innes, A Critical Essay on the Ancient Inhabitants of the Northern Parts of Britain or Scotland, page 53

Origin of Ammian

Borrowed from Latin Ammiānus.

Questions about Ammian

What does Ammian mean?
Ammian means ammianus Marcellinus: a Roman soldier and historian from Late Antiquity.
What part of speech is Ammian?
Ammian is a proper noun.

Words near Ammian in the dictionary

  1. ammeter
  2. ammeters
  3. ammetre
  4. ammetres
  5. ammetry
  6. Ammian
  7. ammidin
  8. ammie
  9. Ammies
  10. Amminadab
  11. ammine

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