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Apelles

UK/əˈpɛliːz/

Apelles noun: a master artist.

Noun

Apelles

  1. A master artist.

Origin of Apelles

From the Latin Apellēs, from the Ancient Greek Ἀπελλῆς (Apellês) (Apellēs, Apelles of Kos, a renowned painter in the time of Alexander the Great).

Questions about Apelles

What does Apelles mean?
Apelles means a master artist.
What part of speech is Apelles?
Apelles is a noun.
How do you pronounce Apelles?
Apelles is pronounced /əˈpɛliːz/ (UK).

Words near Apelles in the dictionary

  1. apeling
  2. apelings
  3. Apeliotes
  4. apella
  5. apellai
  6. Apelles
  7. apelloid
  8. apelloids
  9. apellous
  10. apelmatozoic
  11. apely

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