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asclepiad

/əˈskliː.pi.æd/

asclepiad is the alternative form of Asclepiad.

Noun (1) capitalized: Asclepiad

Asclepiad (plural Asclepiads)

  1. (Greek) Any one of the children of Asclepius and Epione (or Aristodama).
    • […] Epione, his wife, bore the two Asclepiads, Podaleirius and Machaon.1963, Greek Mythology, page 123
  2. (Ancient Greece) A member of one of the families that claimed descent from Asclepius, known as physicians or healers.

Noun (2) capitalized: Asclepiad

Asclepiad (plural Asclepiads)

  1. A choriambic verse consisting of four metrical feet: a spondee, two choriambi, and an iambus. First used by the ancient Greek poet Asclepiades of Samos.

Noun (3) capitalized: Asclepiad

Asclepiad (plural Asclepiads)

  1. Any member of the Asclepiadaceae.

Forms of asclepiad

pluralasclepiads
pluralAsclepiads

Origin of asclepiad

From Latin Asclēpiadēs, from Ancient Greek Ἀσκληπιάδης (Asklēpiádēs).

From Latin Asclēpiadēus, from Ancient Greek Ἀσκληπιάδειος (Asklēpiádeios), from Ἀσκληπιάδης (Asklēpiádēs) + -ειος (-eios).

From Asclepiad-, the stem of the taxonomic name Asclepias, from Latin asclēpias (stem: asclēpiad-), from Ancient Greek ἀσκληπιάς (asklēpiás) (stem: ἀσκληπιάδ- (asklēpiád-)).

Questions about asclepiad

What does asclepiad mean?
Asclepiad means any one of the children of Asclepius and Epione (or Aristodama).
What is asclepiad the alternative form of?
Asclepiad is the alternative form of Asclepiad.
What part of speech is asclepiad?
Asclepiad is a noun.
How do you pronounce asclepiad?
Asclepiad is pronounced /əˈskliː.pi.æd/.
What is the plural of asclepiad?
The plural of asclepiad is asclepiads.

Words near asclepiad in the dictionary

  1. ascitic tap
  2. ascitic taps
  3. ascitical
  4. ascititious
  5. ascitogenic
  6. asclepiad
  7. asclepiadaceous
  8. Asclepiadae
  9. Asclepiadean
  10. asclepiadeous
  11. Asclepiades

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