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Aristarch

/ˈæɹɪstɑːk/

Aristarch noun: a severe critic.

Noun

Aristarch (plural Aristarchs)

  1. A severe critic.
    • Let no Ariſtarch of learning diſdain performances of this kind.September 1764, Tobias George Smollett, editor, The Critical Review: or, Annals of Literature, volume 18, article 23: Review of William Johnſton’s A Pronouncing and Spelling Dictionary, &c., page 237
    • Then let these Aristarchs read the geographer Morse; they will then see that the good Penn, however concerned he may have been with spiritual good, did not for all that neglect the goods of this world.1932, Edith Philips, The Good Quaker in French Legend, University of Pennsylvania Press, page 145
    Synonyms:
    zoilus

Aristarch meaning in Tamil and Bengali

Aristarch in Tamil

கடுமையான விமரிசகர், கடும் திறனாய்வாளர்

Aristarch in Bengali

তীব্র, কঠোর সমালোচক

Synonyms of Aristarch

Forms of Aristarch

pluralAristarchs
alternative formaristarch
alternative formAristarchus

Origin of Aristarch

From the Latin Aristarchus, from the Ancient Greek Ἀρίσταρχος (Arístarkhos) (Aristarkhos; “Aristarchus of Samothrace”, a severe critic of Homeric poetry).

Words formed from Aristarch

Questions about Aristarch

What does Aristarch mean?
Aristarch means a severe critic.
What is Aristarch in Tamil?
Aristarch in Tamil is கடுமையான விமரிசகர், கடும் திறனாய்வாளர். See Aristarch meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is Aristarch?
Aristarch is a noun.
How do you pronounce Aristarch?
Aristarch is pronounced /ˈæɹɪstɑːk/ (UK).
What is the plural of Aristarch?
The plural of Aristarch is Aristarchs.

Words near Aristarch in the dictionary

  1. Aristakesyans
  2. aristaless
  3. aristamere
  4. aristameres
  5. aristarainite
  6. Aristarch
  7. Aristarchian
  8. aristarchic
  9. aristarchies
  10. Aristarchs
  11. Aristarchus

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