English Explanatory Dictionary

Aesopian

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Related to or concerning the Greek fabulist Aesop.
  2. Characteristic of Aesop's animal fables.
  3. Employing or having an ambiguous or allegorical meaning, especially a political meaning.

Pronunciation

/iːˈsəʊpɪən/ /iːˈsoʊpi.ən/

Word forms

Aesopian more Aesopian most Aesopian Aesopean Æsopean Æsopian Esopean Esopian

Etymology

From Latin Aesopius (“Aesopian”), from Ancient Greek Αἴσωπος (Aísōpos, “the famous Greek fabulist Aesop”).

Synonyms

Aesopic Aesopish Esopic Aesopical

Derived words

Aesopianism
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