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tauromachian

/ˌtɔːɹəˈmækiən/

tauromachian adjective: of or pertaining to bullfighting.

Adjective

tauromachian (not comparable)

  1. (archaic) Of or pertaining to bullfighting.
    • The bull was also a sacred animal, hence the innumerable tauromachian representations on large frescoes or in the minor arts[…]1968, Pierre Leveque, The Greek Adventure, page 33

Noun

tauromachian (plural tauromachians)

  1. (archaic) A bullfighter.

Forms of tauromachian

pluraltauromachians

Origin of tauromachian

See tauromachy.

Questions about tauromachian

What does tauromachian mean?
Tauromachian means of or pertaining to bullfighting.
What part of speech is tauromachian?
Tauromachian can be an adjective or a noun.
How do you pronounce tauromachian?
Tauromachian is pronounced /ˌtɔːɹəˈmækiən/.

Words near tauromachian in the dictionary

  1. taurolatry
  2. taurolidine
  3. taurolithocholate
  4. taurolithocholates
  5. taurolithocholic
  6. tauromachian
  7. tauromachians
  8. tauromachic
  9. tauromachies
  10. tauromachy
  11. tauromerase

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