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Archilochus

Archilochus proper noun: an Ancient Greek name, particularly borne by a 7th century Archaic or a Classical Greek poet.

Proper noun

Archilochus

  1. An Ancient Greek name, particularly borne by a 7th century Archaic or a Classical Greek poet.

Forms of Archilochus

alternative formArchilochos

Origin of Archilochus

From Ancient Greek Ἀρχίλοχος (Arkhílokhos).

Questions about Archilochus

What does Archilochus mean?
Archilochus means an Ancient Greek name, particularly borne by a 7th century Archaic or a Classical Greek poet.
What part of speech is Archilochus?
Archilochus is a proper noun.

Words near Archilochus in the dictionary

  1. Archila
  2. Archilas
  3. Archilochean
  4. Archilochian
  5. Archilochos
  6. Archilochus
  7. archiloquies
  8. archiloquy
  9. archils
  10. archilute
  11. archilutes

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