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Oresteian

Oresteian adjective: of or relating to the Oresteia, a trilogy of Ancient Greek tragedies written by Aeschylus.

Adjective

Oresteian (comparative more Oresteian, superlative most Oresteian)

  1. Of or relating to the Oresteia, a trilogy of Ancient Greek tragedies written by Aeschylus.

Forms of Oresteian

comparativemore Oresteian
superlativemost Oresteian
alternative formOrestean

Questions about Oresteian

What does Oresteian mean?
Oresteian means of or relating to the Oresteia, a trilogy of Ancient Greek tragedies written by Aeschylus.
What part of speech is Oresteian?
Oresteian is an adjective.

Words near Oresteian in the dictionary

  1. Oreshniks
  2. oreshoot
  3. oreshoots
  4. Orestean
  5. Oresteia
  6. Oresteian
  7. Orestes
  8. Orestheus
  9. Orestis
  10. Oreston
  11. orestrate

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