Abderian
See also: abderian
English
editEtymology
editFrom Abdera (“a town in Thrace”) + -ian.
Pronunciation
edit- (US) IPA(key): /æbˈdɪɹ.i.ən/, /æbˈdɛɹ.i.ən/
Audio (Southern England): (file)
Adjective
editAbderian (comparative more Abderian, superlative most Abderian)
Derived terms
editTranslations
editof or belonging to Abdera
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Noun
editAbderian (plural Abderians)
- An inhabitant or native of Abdera.
- Synonym: Abderite
- 1872, Stephen Smith, Doctor in Medicine: and Other Papers on Professional Subjects:
- He regrets that his lines had not fallen in the pleasant places of the past — among the intelligent Abderians of whom it is said, when Hippocrates came to their city to cure Democritus of his madness, not only the men, but also the women and children […] went forth to meet him.
Translations
editAbderite — see Abderite
Further reading
edit- “Abderian”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
- “Abderian”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911, →OCLC.
- “Abderian”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.