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Apollinian

Apollinian is the alternative form of Apollonian.

Meaning of Apollonian

Adjective

Apollonian (comparative more Apollonian, superlative most Apollonian)

  1. (Greek) Of or relating to the ancient Olympian Greek God Apollo.
    • You have your lovers - dusky beaus / Not made of the poetic stuff / That sports an Apollonian nose, / And wears a sleek Byronic cuff.1877, Henry Kendall, “Ode to a Black Gin”, in The Australian Town and Country Journal, page 24
    Synonyms:
    Apollonistic
  2. Of or relating to the Ancient Greek mathematician Apollonius of Perga.
  3. Pertaining to Apollonia.
    • They speak Aowin [Anyi] but their blood is Apollonian blood.2011, Power and State Formation in West Africa: Appolonia from the Sixteenth to the Eighteenth Century, →ISBN
  4. The physical property of material that can resume its shape after being stretched or deformed; elasticity.

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Questions about Apollinian

What is Apollinian the alternative form of?
Apollinian is the alternative form of Apollonian.

Words near Apollinian in the dictionary

  1. Apollinarians
  2. apollinaris
  3. Apollinaris water
  4. Apollinarism
  5. Apolline
  6. Apollinian
  7. apollo
  8. Apollo Bay
  9. Apollo Beach
  10. Apollo's belt
  11. Apollo's belts

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