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Numenian

Numenian adjective: of, pertaining to, or characteristic of Numenius of Apamea, a Neopythagorean philosopher of the 2nd century CE.

Adjective

Numenian (comparative more Numenian, superlative most Numenian)

  1. Of, pertaining to, or characteristic of Numenius of Apamea, a Neopythagorean philosopher of the 2nd century CE.

Noun

Numenian (plural Numenians)

  1. A proponent of the philosophical ideas of Numenius of Apamea.

Forms of Numenian

Adjective
comparativemore Numenian
superlativemost Numenian
Noun
pluralNumenians

Origin of Numenian

From Numenius + -an.

Questions about Numenian

What does Numenian mean?
Numenian means of, pertaining to, or characteristic of Numenius of Apamea, a Neopythagorean philosopher of the 2nd century CE.
What part of speech is Numenian?
Numenian can be an adjective or a noun.

Words near Numenian in the dictionary

  1. numdah
  2. numdahs
  3. numdas
  4. Numedal
  5. numen
  6. Numenian
  7. Numenians
  8. numerability
  9. numerable
  10. numerableness
  11. numerably

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