GORDIUS

Meaning of GORDIUS in English

n. King in Greek Mythology who tied the Gordian Knot (an oracle prophesied that whoever untied the knot would rule over Asia)

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GORDIUS — (n.) A genus of long, slender, nematoid worms, parasitic in insects until near maturity, when they leave the insect, and …
Английский словарь Webster
GORDIUS — ( n. ) A genus of long, slender, nematoid worms, parasitic in insects until near maturity, when they leave the …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
GORDIUS — noun a genus of long, slender, nematoid worms, parasitic in insects until near maturity, when they leave the insect, and …
Webster English vocab
GORDIUS — n. Гордий
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GORDIUS — n. Гордий
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GORDIAN KNOT — noun Date: 1579 an intricate problem, a knot tied by Gordius, king of Phrygia, held to be capable of being …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
GORDIUM — Ancient city, capital of Phrygia . Located in what is now northwestern Turkey, its ruins have yielded important information about …
Английский словарь Британика
GORDIAN — I. ˈgȯ(r)dēən noun ( -s ) Etymology: Gordi us of Phrygia + English -an (n. suffix) 1. usually capitalized , …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
POLYGORDIUS — ˌpälēˈgȯ(r)dēəs, -lə̇ˈg- noun Usage: capitalized Etymology: New Latin, probably from poly- + Gordius, legendary founder of Phrygia — more at …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
GORDIOIDEA — ˌgȯ(r)dēˈȯidēə noun plural Usage: capitalized Etymology: New Latin, from Gordius + -oidea : an order of Nematomorpha comprising freshwater forms …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
GORDIIDAE — gȯ(r)ˈdīəˌdē noun plural Usage: capitalized Etymology: New Latin, from Gordius, type genus (after Gordius of Phrygia) + -idae; from the …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
GORDIACEA — ˌgȯ(r)dēˈāsh(ē)ə Etymology: New Latin, from Gordius genus of roundworms (after Gordius of Phrygia) + -acea synonym of nematomorpha
Webster's New International English Dictionary
HAIRWORM — () A nematoid worm of the genus Gordius, resembling a hair. See Gordius.
Английский словарь Webster
GORDIAN — (a.) Pertaining to Gordius, king of Phrygia, or to a knot tied by him; hence, intricate; complicated; inextricable.
Английский словарь Webster
GORDIACEA — (n. pl.) A division of nematoid worms, including the hairworms or hair eels (Gordius and Mermis). See Gordius, and Illustration …
Английский словарь Webster
HAIRWORM — A nematoid worm of the genus Gordius, resembling a hair. See Gordius.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
GORDIAN — ( a. ) Pertaining to Gordius, king of Phrygia, or to a knot tied by him; hence, intricate; complicated; inextricable.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
GORDIACEA — ( n. pl. ) A division of nematoid worms, including the hairworms or hair eels (Gordius and Mermis). See Gordius, …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
MIDAS — /muy"deuhs/ , n. 1. Class. Myth. a Phrygian king, son of Gordius, who was given by Dionysus the power of …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
GORDIAN — /gawr"dee euhn/ , adj. 1. pertaining to Gordius, ancient king of Phrygia, who tied a knot ( the Gordian knot) …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
GORDIAN — adj. pertaining to King Gordius of Phrygia who tied an intricate knot which was only to be untied by the …
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GORDIAN KNOT — n. intricate knot tied by King Gordius of Phrygia which was only to be untied by the future king of …
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GORDIAN KNOT — noun Date: 1579 1. : an intricate problem ; especially : a problem insoluble in its own terms — often …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
HAIRWORM — a nematoid worm of the genus gordius, resembling a hair. ·see gordius.
Webster English vocab
GORDIAN — noun one of the gordiacea. 2. gordian ·adj pertaining to the gordiacea. 3. gordian ·adj pertaining to gordius, king of …
Webster English vocab
GORDIACEA — noun ·pl a division of nematoid worms, including the hairworms or hair eels (gordius and mermis). ·see gordius, and illustration …
Webster English vocab
GORDIAN KNOT — [ 'gɔ:dɪən ] ■ noun (in phr. cut the ~ ) solve a difficult problem in a direct or forceful …
Concise Oxford English vocab
GORDIAN KNOT — [Gor.di.an knot] n 1: an intricate problem; esp: a problem insoluble in its own terms--usu. used in the phrase cut …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
GORDIUM — ancient Anatolian city, the ruins of which, along the banks of the Sakarya (ancient Sangarius) River, northwestern Turkey, have yielded …
Britannica English vocabulary
GORDIAN KNOT — / ˌgɔːdiən ˈnɒt; NAmE ˌgɔːrdiən ˈnɑːt/ noun a very difficult or impossible task or problem : to cut / untie …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
ГОРБУН (M) — n. humpback, hunchback гордиев adj. Gordian, pertaining to King Gordius of Phrygia who tied an intricate knot which was only …
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