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apiarian

UK/eɪpɪˈɛəɹɪən/

apiarian adjective: pertaining to bees or beekeeping.

Adjective

apiarian (not comparable)

  1. Pertaining to bees or beekeeping.

Noun

apiarian (plural apiarians)

  1. An apiarist; a beekeeper.

Forms of apiarian

pluralapiarians

Origin of apiarian

First attested as an adjective in 1801 and as a noun in 1858; formed by suffixing either English apiary or its etymon, Latin apiārium, with English -an.

Questions about apiarian

What does apiarian mean?
Apiarian means pertaining to bees or beekeeping.
What part of speech is apiarian?
Apiarian can be an adjective or a noun.
How do you pronounce apiarian?
Apiarian is pronounced /eɪpɪˈɛəɹɪən/ (UK).

Words near apiarian in the dictionary

  1. Apiacá
  2. Apiaká
  3. apian
  4. apians
  5. apiarial
  6. apiarian
  7. apiarians
  8. apiaries
  9. apiarist
  10. apiaristic
  11. apiarists

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