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Ogygian

/əʊˈdʒɪdʒi.ən/

Ogygian adjective: of, pertaining to, or during the reign of Ogyges, a mythical king of Attica.

Adjective

Ogygian (not generally comparable, comparative more Ogygian, superlative most Ogygian)

  1. (not comparable, usually) Of, pertaining to, or during the reign of Ogyges, a mythical king of Attica
  2. (not comparable, usually) Relating to a great deluge in Attica during the rule of Ogyges
  3. (not comparable, usually) Of or pertaining to Ogygia, an island mentioned in Homer's Odyssey,
  4. (broadly, comparative, not comparable, usually) primeval; of obscure antiquity.
    • Brainstuff is not lean stuff;—the brainstuff of fiction is internal history, and to suppose it dull is the profoundest of errors; how deep, you will understand when I tell you that it is the very football of the holiday-afternoon imps below. They kick it for pastime; they are intelligences...1885, George Meredith, Diana of the Crossways, Chapter 1
    Synonyms:
    age-old

Synonyms of Ogygian

Forms of Ogygian

comparativemore Ogygian
superlativemost Ogygian

Origin of Ogygian

From Ogyges + -ian.

Questions about Ogygian

What does Ogygian mean?
Ogygian means of, pertaining to, or during the reign of Ogyges, a mythical king of Attica.
What part of speech is Ogygian?
Ogygian is an adjective.
How do you pronounce Ogygian?
Ogygian is pronounced /əʊˈdʒɪdʒi.ən/.

Words near Ogygian in the dictionary

  1. Ogun
  2. Ogunbil
  3. Ogunquit
  4. Ogwen
  5. Ogygia
  6. Ogygian
  7. oh
  8. oh ar
  9. oh boy
  10. oh dark hundred
  11. oh dark thirty

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