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Bacchylides

Bacchylides proper noun: an Ancient Greek name, particularly borne by a 5th century Ancient Greek lyric poet.

Proper noun

Bacchylides

  1. An Ancient Greek name, particularly borne by a 5th century Ancient Greek lyric poet.

Origin of Bacchylides

From Ancient Greek Βακχυλίδης (Bakkhulídēs).

Questions about Bacchylides

What does Bacchylides mean?
Bacchylides means an Ancient Greek name, particularly borne by a 5th century Ancient Greek lyric poet.
What part of speech is Bacchylides?
Bacchylides is a proper noun.

Words near Bacchylides in the dictionary

  1. bacchius
  2. Bacchus
  3. Bacchus Marsh
  4. Bacchus-like
  5. Bacchuslike
  6. Bacchylides
  7. Bacci
  8. baccies
  9. bacciferous
  10. bacciform
  11. Baccis

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