CADMEAN


Meaning of CADMEAN in English

adj of or pertaining to cadmus, a fabulous prince of thebes, who was said to have introduced into greece the sixteen simple letters of the alphabet — /, /, /, /, /, /, /, /, /, /, /, /, /, /, /, /. these are called cadmean letters.

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