English Explanatory Dictionary

anabasius

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A kind of courier who travelled on horseback or in a chariot, conveying messages and commands.

Word forms

anabasius anabasii

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ἀνάβασις (anábasis, “going out, mounting”).

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