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Cadmean

Cadmean adjective: of or relating to Cadmus, a mythical prince of Thebes, said to have introduced the Phoenician alphabet into Greece.

Adjective

Cadmean (comparative more Cadmean, superlative most Cadmean)

  1. Of or relating to Cadmus, a mythical prince of Thebes, said to have introduced the Phoenician alphabet into Greece.
  2. Of or from Cadmea.

Noun

Cadmean (plural Cadmeans)

  1. A person from Cadmea.

Forms of Cadmean

Adjective
comparativemore Cadmean
superlativemost Cadmean
Noun
pluralCadmeans

Origin of Cadmean

From Cadm(us) + -ean and Cadm(ea) + -ean.

Phrases with Cadmean

Questions about Cadmean

What does Cadmean mean?
Cadmean means of or relating to Cadmus, a mythical prince of Thebes, said to have introduced the Phoenician alphabet into Greece.
What part of speech is Cadmean?
Cadmean can be an adjective or a noun.

Words near Cadmean in the dictionary

  1. Cadman
  2. Cadmans
  3. cadmate
  4. cadmates
  5. Cadmea
  6. Cadmean
  7. Cadmean victories
  8. Cadmean victory
  9. Cadmeans
  10. Cadmeia
  11. cadmia

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