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Sextian

Sextian adjective: of or relating to Sextus Empiricus (Greek: Σέξτος Ἐμπειρικός; fl. mid-late 2nd century AD), Ancient Greek Pyrrhonist philosopher and Empiric-school physician with Roman citizenship.

Adjective

Sextian (comparative more Sextian, superlative most Sextian)

  1. Of or relating to Sextus Empiricus (Greek: Σέξτος Ἐμπειρικός; fl. mid-late 2nd century AD), Ancient Greek Pyrrhonist philosopher and Empiric-school physician with Roman citizenship.

Forms of Sextian

comparativemore Sextian
superlativemost Sextian

Questions about Sextian

What does Sextian mean?
Sextian means of or relating to Sextus Empiricus (Greek: Σέξτος Ἐμπειρικός; fl. mid-late 2nd century AD), Ancient Greek Pyrrhonist philosopher and Empiric-school physician with Roman citizenship.
What part of speech is Sextian?
Sextian is an adjective.

Words near Sextian in the dictionary

  1. sextette
  2. sextettes
  3. sextetto
  4. sextettos
  5. sextetts
  6. Sextian
  7. sextic
  8. sexticovariant
  9. sexticovariants
  10. sextics
  11. sextile

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