HERODOTUS

Meaning of HERODOTUS in English

/heuh rod"euh teuhs/ , n.

484?-425? B.C., Greek historian.

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HERODOTUS — biographical name circa 484-between 430 and 420 B.C. Greek historian, Herodotean adjective
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HERODOTUS — born 484?, Helicarnassus, Asia Minor died 430/420 BC Greek historian. He resided in Athens and then in Thurii in southern …
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HERODOTUS — n. famous Greek historian (approx. 484 B.C-425 B.C) noted for his writings concerning the conflict between Greece and Persia, known …
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HERODOTUS — biographical name circa 484-between 430 and 420 B.C. Greek historian • He·rod·o·te·an -ˌrä-də-ˈtē-ən adjective
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HERODOTUS — born 484 BC?, Halicarnassus, Asia Minor [now Bodrum, Tur.]? died 430-420 Greek author of the first great narrative history produced …
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HERODOTUS — Herodotus BrE AmE hə ˈrɒd ət əs hɪ-, he- AmE \ -ˈrɑːd ət̬ əs
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HERODOTUS — n. born 484?, Helicarnassus, Asia Minor died 430/420 BC Greek historian. He resided in Athens and then in Thurii in …
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HERODOTUS — Herodotus
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HERODOTUS — Herodotus
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HERODOTUS — Геродот
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HERODOTUS — Herodotus
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HERODOTUS — Herodotus
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HERODOTUS — n. Pronunciation: hi- ' rä-d ə -t ə s Function: biographical name ca 484-between 430 and 420 B.C. Greek hist. …
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