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Orontian

Syllables: Oron·ti·an/ɔːˈɹɒnti.ən/

Orontian is the alternative form of Orontean.

Meaning of Orontean

Adjective

Orontean (not comparable)

  1. Of or relating to the Orontes.
  2. (metonymically, poetic) Syrian.
    • And hair perfumed with Orontean myrrh.1872, James Cranstoun, transl., The Elegies of Albius Tibullus, page 171

Questions about Orontian

What is Orontian the alternative form of?
Orontian is the alternative form of Orontean.
How do you pronounce Orontian?
Orontian is pronounced /ɔːˈɹɒnti.ən/.

Words near Orontian in the dictionary

  1. Oronchon
  2. Orong
  3. Orono
  4. Orontean
  5. Orontes
  6. Orontian
  7. oronym
  8. oronymies
  9. oronyms
  10. oronymy
  11. oropendola

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Adapted from Wiktionary: Orontian (page history and authors); Orontean (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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