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sphingian

sphingian is the alternative form of sphinxian.

Meaning of sphinxian

Adjective

sphinxian (comparative more sphinxian, superlative most sphinxian)

  1. Of or relating to the mythological sphinx.
    • a sphinxian riddle

Adjective capitalized: Sphingian

Sphingian

  1. Of or relating to the Sphinx.

Origin of sphingian

From the stem of Latin Sphinx + -ian.

Questions about sphingian

What does sphingian mean?
Sphingian means of or relating to the Sphinx.
What is sphingian the alternative form of?
Sphingian is the alternative form of sphinxian.
What part of speech is sphingian?
Sphingian is an adjective.

Words near sphingian in the dictionary

  1. sphingadienes
  2. sphingadienine
  3. sphinganine
  4. sphinganines
  5. sphinges
  6. sphingian
  7. sphingid
  8. sphingids
  9. sphingine
  10. sphingines
  11. sphingobacteria

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Adapted from Wiktionary: sphingian (page history and authors); Sphingian (page history and authors); sphinxian (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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