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Parthenic

Parthenic adjective: of or relating to the Spartan Partheniae, or sons of unmarried women.

Adjective

Parthenic (not comparable)

  1. Of or relating to the Spartan Partheniae, or sons of unmarried women.

Proper noun

Parthenic

  1. A sea at the east end of the Mediterranean.

Origin of Parthenic

From Ancient Greek παρθένος (parthénos, “virgin”).

Questions about Parthenic

What does Parthenic mean?
Parthenic means of or relating to the Spartan Partheniae, or sons of unmarried women.
What part of speech is Parthenic?
Parthenic can be an adjective or a proper noun.

Words near Parthenic in the dictionary

  1. partheniad
  2. partheniads
  3. Partheniae
  4. Parthenian
  5. Parthenians
  6. Parthenic
  7. parthenin
  8. parthenium
  9. partheniums
  10. Parthenius
  11. partheno-

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