English Explanatory Dictionary

Cadmean

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Of or relating to Cadmus, a mythical prince of Thebes, said to have introduced the Phoenician alphabet into Greece.
  2. Of or from Cadmea.
noun
  1. A person from Cadmea.

Word forms

Cadmean more Cadmean most Cadmean Cadmeans

Etymology

From Cadm(us) + -ean and Cadm(ea) + -ean.

Related words

Cadmean victory
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