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Asclepiads

Asclepiads is the plural of Asclepiad.

Meaning of Asclepiad

Noun (1)

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)

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)

Asclepiad (plural Asclepiads)

  1. Any member of the Asclepiadaceae.

Questions about Asclepiads

What is Asclepiads the plural of?
Asclepiads is the plural of Asclepiad.

Words near Asclepiads in the dictionary

  1. Asclepiadean
  2. asclepiadeous
  3. Asclepiades
  4. Asclepiadic
  5. asclepiadology
  6. Asclepiads
  7. Asclepian
  8. asclepias
  9. asclepiases
  10. Asclepieia
  11. Asclepieion

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