English Explanatory Dictionary

Medicean

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Designating the four largest moons of Jupiter (Io, Europa, Ganymede and Callisto), as named by Galileo in honour of his future patron Cosimo II de' Medici.
  2. Pertaining to the Medici family.

Pronunciation

/mɛdɪˈtʃiːən/

Word forms

Medicean more Medicean most Medicean

Etymology

From post-classical Latin Mediceus (16th century; from the family name Medici) + -an.

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