XENOPHON

Meaning of XENOPHON in English

Pronunciation: ' ze-n ə -f ə n

Function: biographical name

ca 431- ca 352 B.C. Greek hist.

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XENOPHON — biographical name circa 431- circa 352 B.C. Greek historian
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XENOPHON — born 431, Attica, Greece died shortly before 350 BC, Attica Greek historian. Born of a well-to-do Athenian family, Xenophon was …
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XENOPHON — — Xenophontian /zen'euh fon"tee euhn/ , Xenophontine /zen'euh fon"tuyn, -tin/ , adj. /zen"euh feuhn, -fon'/ , n. 434?-355? B.C., Greek …
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XENOPHON — biographical name circa 431- circa 352 B.C. Greek historian
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XENOPHON — born 431 BC, Attica, Greece died , shortly before 350, Attica Greek historian, author of the Anabasis. Its prose was …
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XENOPHON — Xenophon BrE AmE ˈzen əf ə n -ə fɒn -ə fɑːn
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XENOPHON — Xen ‧ o ‧ phon /ˈzenəf ə n, -fɒn $ -fɑːn/ BrE AmE (?430–354 BC) a Greek ↑ historian (=someone …
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XENOPHON — n. born 431, Attica, Greece died shortly before 350 BC, Attica Greek historian. Born of a well-to-do Athenian family, Xenophon …
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XENOPHON — a Greek who endeavored to introduce morals into his country. He died young.
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XENOPHONTEAN — |zenə|fäntēən, -ˌfän.|tē- adjective or xen·o·phon·ti·an -|fäntēən ; or xen·o·phon·tine -|fän.ˌtīn, -änt ə n Usage: usually capitalized Etymology: Greek Xenophōnt-, Xenophōn …
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TIARA — (n.) A form of headdress worn by the ancient Persians. According to Xenophon, the royal tiara was encircled with a …
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TIARA — ( n. ) A form of headdress worn by the ancient Persians. According to Xenophon, the royal tiara was encircled …
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ANABASIS — ( n. ) A journey or expedition up from the coast, like that of the younger Cyrus into Central Asia, …
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ANABASIS — /euh nab"euh sis/ , n. , pl. anabases /-seez'/ . 1. a march from the coast into the interior, as …
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ANABASIS — noun ( plural anab·a·ses -ˌsēz) Etymology: Greek, inland march, from anabainein to go up or inland, from ana- + bainein …
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