ASCLEPIADES

Meaning of ASCLEPIADES in English

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npl [Bot.] Asclepias

Interlingua English vocab. Английский словарь Интерлингва. 2012

ASCLEPIADES OF BITHYNIA — born 124 BC, Prusa, Bithynia [modern Bursa, Turkey] died c. 40 BC, , Rome Greek physician who established Greek medicine …
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ASCLEPIADEAN — I. ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ə|dēən adjective or as·cle·pi·ad·ic -|adik Usage: usually capitalized Etymology: Late Latin asclepiadeus, asclepiadius asclepiadean (from Greek asklēpiadeios ) + …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
ASCLEPIAD — I. əˈsklēpēəd, aˈ-, -ēˌad noun ( -s ) Usage: usually capitalized Etymology: Greek asklēpiadeios, from asklēpiadeios asclepiadean, from Asklēpiadēs Asclepiades, …
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ASCLEPIADEAN — /euh sklee'pee euh dee"euhn/ , Class. Pros. adj. 1. noting or pertaining to a verse consisting of a spondee, two …
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ASCLEPIAD — a Greek lyric verse later used by Latin poets such as Catullus, Horace, and Seneca. The asclepiad consisted of an …
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MENODOTUS OF NICOMEDIA — flourished AD 120 philosopher of the Skeptical school of empirical medicine, credited with elaborating the first scientific method of observation. …
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