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Xenophon

UK/ˈzɛnəˌfɒn/US/ˈzɛnəˌfɑn/

Xenophon proper noun: athenian historian and philosopher born 427 B.C.E. and author of the Anabasis and Memorabilia. He was a pupil of Socrates and became a general during the Persian wars.

Proper noun

Xenophon

  1. Athenian historian and philosopher born 427 B.C.E. and author of the Anabasis and Memorabilia. He was a pupil of Socrates and became a general during the Persian wars.

Origin of Xenophon

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Ξενοφῶν (Xenophôn).

Words formed from Xenophon

Questions about Xenophon

What does Xenophon mean?
Xenophon means athenian historian and philosopher born 427 B.C.E. and author of the Anabasis and Memorabilia. He was a pupil of Socrates and became a general during the Persian wars.
What part of speech is Xenophon?
Xenophon is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Xenophon?
Xenophon is pronounced /ˈzɛnəˌfɒn/ (UK).

Words near Xenophon in the dictionary

  1. xenophobism
  2. xenophobist
  3. xenophobists
  4. xenophobous
  5. xenophoby
  6. Xenophon
  7. xenophone
  8. xenophones
  9. xenophonia
  10. Xenophonian
  11. Xenophonic

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