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Stesichorus

Stesichorus proper noun: an Ancient Greek name, particularly borne by a Greek lyric poet from Himera in Sicily (640-555 BC).

Proper noun

Stesichorus

  1. An Ancient Greek name, particularly borne by a Greek lyric poet from Himera in Sicily (640-555 BC).

Origin of Stesichorus

From Ancient Greek Στησίχορος (Stēsíkhoros).

Questions about Stesichorus

What does Stesichorus mean?
Stesichorus means an Ancient Greek name, particularly borne by a Greek lyric poet from Himera in Sicily (640-555 BC).
What part of speech is Stesichorus?
Stesichorus is a proper noun.

Words near Stesichorus in the dictionary

  1. sterves
  2. sterving
  3. steryl
  4. Stesichoran
  5. Stesichorean
  6. Stesichorus
  7. stet
  8. stet docket
  9. stet dockets
  10. Stetefeldt furnace
  11. Stetefeldt furnaces

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