Colophonian

English

Alternative forms

• Kolophonian

Etymology

Latin Colophōnius (from Colophōn (“Colophon”)) + English -an

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) enPR: kŏləfōʹnĭən, IPA^(key): /kɒləˈfəʊnɪən/,

Adjective

Colophonian (not comparable)

1. Of or relating to the Lydian city of Colophon.
   • 1908, Ettore Pais, translated by C. Densmore Curtis, Ancient Italy: Historical and Geographical Investigations in Central Italy, Magna Graecia, Sicily, and Sardinia, The University of Chicago Press, page 72:

     We know that the Colophonian poet Xenophanes narrated the history of his native land, and that in a poem of two thousand lines he also set forth the events connected with the foundation of Velia, in which he participated.

Derived terms

• Colophonian gum
• Colophonian resin

Related terms

Related terms

• colophane (erroneous, chemistry)
• colophon →
  • colophonian (perhaps erroneous)
  • colophonize
  • from title-page to colophon
• colophony →
  • coloph- →
    • colophene
    • colophilene
    • colopholic acid
  • colophon- →
    • colophonate
    • colophonic acids
    • colophonin
    • colophonone
  • colophonite

Noun

Colophonian (plural Colophonians)

1. (historical) A native or inhabitant of the Lydian city of Colophon.