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anax

/ˈænæks/

anax noun: an Ancient Greek tribal chief or leader.

Noun

anax (plural anaxes)

  1. (historical) An Ancient Greek tribal chief or leader.

Forms of anax

pluralanaxes

Origin of anax

From Ancient Greek ἄναξ (ánax). Doublet of wanax.

Questions about anax

What does anax mean?
Anax means an Ancient Greek tribal chief or leader.
What part of speech is anax?
Anax is a noun.
How do you pronounce anax?
Anax is pronounced /ˈænæks/.
What is the plural of anax?
The plural of anax is anaxes.

Words near anax in the dictionary

  1. anautogenous
  2. anautogeny
  3. anauxetic
  4. anauxotelic
  5. anaw
  6. anax
  7. Anaxagoran
  8. Anaxagoras
  9. Anaxagorean
  10. Anaxarchus
  11. Anaxarete

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