THUCYDIDES

Meaning of THUCYDIDES in English

/thooh sid"i deez'/ , n. c460-c400 B.C.

Greek historian.

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THUCYDIDES — biographical name died circa 401 B.C. Greek historian, Thucydidean adjective
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THUCYDIDES — born с 460 died с 404 BC Greatest of ancient Greek historians. An Athenian who commanded a fleet in the …
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THUCYDIDES — biographical name died circa 401 B.C. Greek historian • Thu·cyd·i·de·an (ˌ)thü-ˌsi-də-ˈdē-ən, (ˌ)thyü- adjective
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THUCYDIDES — born 460 BC, or earlier? died after 404, BC? Thucydides manuscript, 3rd century BC (Hamburg, Staats- und Universittsbibliothek, P. greatest …
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THUCYDIDES — Thucydides BrE AmE θju ˈsɪd ə diːz -ɪ- AmE \ θu-
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THUCYDIDES — n. born 0441; 460 died 0441; 404 BC Greatest of ancient Greek historians. An Athenian who commanded a fleet in …
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THUCYDIDES — Фукидид
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THUCYDIDES — n. Pronunciation: thü- ' si-d ə - ˌ d ē z, thyü- Function: biographical name d ca 401 B.C. Greek …
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THUCYDIDEAN — adjective see: Thucydides
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THUCYDIDEAN — (|)th(y)ü|sidə|dēən adjective Usage: usually capitalized Etymology: Thucydide s died ab 400 B.C. Greek historian + English -an 1. : of, …
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THUCYDIDEAN — see Thucydides
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