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Marcian

Marcian adjective: under the influence of Mars; courageous; bold.

Adjective

Marcian (comparative more Marcian, superlative most Marcian)

  1. (obsolete) Under the influence of Mars; courageous; bold.

Proper noun

Marcian

  1. A saint born in Cyrus who became an anchorite in Chalcis and died in 388.
  2. (Ancient Greece) A minor fourth century Greek geographer from Heraclea (an ancient city on the coast of Bithynia).
  3. (Ancient-Rome) Roman emperor of the East from 450 to 457, born 392.
  4. (Ancient-Rome) Son of Anthemius, grandson of the Emperor Marcian, who led an unsuccessful rebellion in 479.

Forms of Marcian

comparativemore Marcian
superlativemost Marcian

Origin of Marcian

Compare Martian, martial.

Questions about Marcian

What does Marcian mean?
Marcian means under the influence of Mars; courageous; bold.
What part of speech is Marcian?
Marcian can be an adjective or a proper noun.

Words near Marcian in the dictionary

  1. marchy
  2. Marci
  3. Marcia
  4. Marciac
  5. Marcial
  6. Marcian
  7. Marciana
  8. Marciano
  9. Marcianos
  10. marcid
  11. marcidity

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