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Onesicritus

Onesicritus proper noun: a Greek historian who accompanied Alexander the Great in his campaigns in Asia.

Proper noun

Onesicritus

  1. A Greek historian who accompanied Alexander the Great in his campaigns in Asia

Origin of Onesicritus

Borrowed from Latin Onēsicritus, from Ancient Greek Ὀνησίκριτος (Onēsíkritos).

Questions about Onesicritus

What does Onesicritus mean?
Onesicritus means a Greek historian who accompanied Alexander the Great in his campaigns in Asia.
What part of speech is Onesicritus?
Onesicritus is a proper noun.

Words near Onesicritus in the dictionary

  1. oneship
  2. oneshot
  3. oneshots
  4. oneshotted
  5. oneshotting
  6. Onesicritus
  7. onesided
  8. onesidedness
  9. onesie
  10. onesie-twosie
  11. onesied

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