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cæsarean

cæsarean is the alternative form of Caesarean.

Meaning of Caesarean

Adjective (1)

Caesarean (not comparable)

  1. Of, from or relating to Caesarea.

Adjective (2)

Caesarean (not comparable)

  1. Of, relating to or in the manner of Julius Caesar or other Caesars.
    Synonyms:
    Caesarian

See all 4 meanings of caesarean

Adjective capitalized: Cæsarean

Cæsarean (comparative more Cæsarean, superlative most Cæsarean)

  1. (obsolete) Obsolete form of Caesarean.

Noun capitalized: Cæsarean

Cæsarean (plural Cæsareans)

  1. (obsolete) Obsolete form of Caesarean.

Forms of cæsarean

Adjective
comparativemore Cæsarean
superlativemost Cæsarean
Noun
pluralCæsareans

Origin of cæsarean

From Caesar + -ean, but see also Caesarean section § Etymology.

Questions about cæsarean

What is cæsarean the alternative form of?
Cæsarean is the alternative form of Caesarean.
What part of speech is cæsarean?
Cæsarean can be an adjective or a noun.

Words near cæsarean in the dictionary

  1. cærulean
  2. Cæsar
  3. Cæsar salad
  4. Cæsar salads
  5. Cæsarea
  6. cæsarean
  7. Cæsareans
  8. cæsarian
  9. Cæsarian section
  10. Cæsarians
  11. Cæsarism

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Adapted from Wiktionary: cæsarean (page history and authors); Cæsarean (page history and authors); Caesarean (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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