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Callimachus

Callimachus proper noun: an ancient Greek poet.

Proper noun

Callimachus

  1. An ancient Greek poet

Origin of Callimachus

Borrowed from Latin Callimachus, from Ancient Greek Καλλίμαχος (Kallímakhos).

Questions about Callimachus

What does Callimachus mean?
Callimachus means an ancient Greek poet.
What part of speech is Callimachus?
Callimachus is a proper noun.

Words near Callimachus in the dictionary

  1. Callihans
  2. Callimachan
  3. Callimachean
  4. Callimacheanism
  5. Callimachian
  6. Callimachus
  7. callimico
  8. callimiconid
  9. callimiconids
  10. callimicos
  11. callin'

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