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Callisthenes

Callisthenes proper noun: an ancient Greek historian.

Proper noun

Callisthenes

  1. An ancient Greek historian

Origin of Callisthenes

Borrowed from Latin Callisthenēs, from Ancient Greek Καλλισθένης (Kallisthénēs).

Questions about Callisthenes

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

Words near Callisthenes in the dictionary

  1. callistemon
  2. callistemons
  3. callistephin
  4. Callister
  5. Callisters
  6. Callisthenes
  7. callisthenic
  8. callisthenics
  9. Callisto
  10. Callistoan
  11. Callistoans

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