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Lycean

Lycean adjective: epithet of Apollo.

Adjective

Lycean (not comparable)

  1. (Greek) Epithet of Apollo
    • Lycean Apollo
    Synonyms:
    Lyceus

Synonyms of Lycean

Origin of Lycean

From Latin Lycēus [from Ancient Greek Λύκειος (Lúkeios, of uncertain meaning; possibly “wolf-killing”, “Lycian” or “luminous”), epithet of Apollo] + -an.

Questions about Lycean

What does Lycean mean?
Lycean means epithet of Apollo.
What part of speech is Lycean?
Lycean is an adjective.

Words near Lycean in the dictionary

  1. Lycaonian
  2. Lycaonians
  3. LYCE
  4. lycea
  5. lyceal
  6. Lycean
  7. lycee
  8. lycees
  9. Lycerius
  10. Lycett
  11. lyceum

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