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Argives

Argives is the plural of Argive.

Meaning of Argive

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.

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Questions about Argives

What is Argives the plural of?
Argives is the plural of Argive.

Words near Argives in the dictionary

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

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