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Argive

/ˈɑɹd͡ʒaɪv/US/ˈɑɹɡaɪv/

Argive adjective: of, from or pertaining to Argos.

Adjective

Argive (not comparable)

  1. (Ancient Greece) Of, from or pertaining to Argos.
  2. (broadly, Ancient Greece) Greek.
    • […] And many an old philosophy
      ⁠On Argive heights divinely sang,
      ⁠And round us all the thicket rang
      To many a flute of Arcady.1850, [Alfred, Lord Tennyson], “Canto XXIII”, in In Memoriam, London: Edward Moxon, […], →OCLC, page 40

Noun

Argive (plural Argives)

  1. (Ancient Greece) An inhabitant of Argos.
    • The Greeks generally think that this fate came upon him because he induced the Pythoness to pronounce against Demaratus; the Athenians differ from all others in saying that it was because he cut down the sacred grove of the goddesses when he made his invasion by Eleusis; while the Argives ascribe...1942, “Erato”, in George Rawlinson, transl., The Persian Wars, translation of original by Herodotus
    Synonyms:
    Argot
  2. (poetic, Ancient Greece) In the Homeric Iliad and Odyssey, and in later classical epics, an alternate name for an Achaean, or Greek in general.

Synonyms of Argive

Forms of Argive

pluralArgives

Origin of Argive

From Latin Argīvus, from Ancient Greek Ἀργεῖος (Argeîos).

Questions about Argive

What does Argive mean?
Argive means of, from or pertaining to Argos.
What part of speech is Argive?
Argive can be an adjective or a noun.
How do you pronounce Argive?
Argive is pronounced /ˈɑɹɡaɪv/ (US).

Words near Argive in the dictionary

  1. argiopine
  2. argiotoxin
  3. argiotoxins
  4. argipressin
  5. Argirades
  6. Argive
  7. Argives
  8. argle-bargle
  9. argle-bargle morble whoosh
  10. argle-bargled
  11. argle-bargles

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