English Explanatory Dictionary

apiarian

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Pertaining to bees or beekeeping.
noun
  1. An apiarist; a beekeeper.

Pronunciation

āpĭâʹrĭən /eɪpɪˈɛəɹɪən/

Word forms

apiarian apiarians

Etymology

First attested as an adjective in 1801 and as a noun in 1858; formed by suffixing either English apiary or its etymon, Latin apiārium, with English -an.

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