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Phidian

UK/ˈfʌɪdɪən/

Phidian adjective: of or relating to the Ancient Greek artist Phidias (Φειδίας; c. 480–430 BC), renowned for his sculpture.

Adjective

Phidian (not comparable)

  1. Of or relating to the Ancient Greek artist Phidias (Φειδίας; c. 480–430 BC), renowned for his sculpture.
    • The Apollonian beautiful boy dramatizes the special horror of dissolved form to Pheidian Athens, with its passionate vision of the sunlit human figure.1990, Camille Paglia, Sexual Personae

Forms of Phidian

alternative formPheidian

Origin of Phidian

From Phidias + -ian.

Questions about Phidian

What does Phidian mean?
Phidian means of or relating to the Ancient Greek artist Phidias (Φειδίας; c. 480–430 BC), renowned for his sculpture.
What part of speech is Phidian?
Phidian is an adjective.
How do you pronounce Phidian?
Phidian is pronounced /ˈfʌɪdɪən/ (UK).

Words near Phidian in the dictionary

  1. phialosporous
  2. phials
  3. Phibbus
  4. Phichit
  5. phicoerytrin
  6. Phidian
  7. phidoloporid
  8. phidoloporids
  9. phife
  10. Phifer
  11. Phifers

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