English Explanatory Dictionary

Tyrrhenian

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Etruscan; of Etruria.
  2. Of the languages of the Tyrrhenian family: Etruscan, Raetic or Lemnian.
  3. Of or relating to the Tyrrhenian Sea.
noun
  1. An Etruscan.
name
  1. A proposed extinct language family consisting of Etruscan, Raetic and Lemnian.
  2. A sub-age from 0.26 to 0.01143 million years ago, a subdivision of the Pleistocene.

Pronunciation

/tɪˈɹiːniən/ /taɪˈɹiːniən/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Tyrrhenian.wav

Word forms

Tyrrhenian Tyrsenian Tyrrhenians

Etymology

From Tyrrhene + -ian.

Synonyms

Tyrrhene

Derived words

Tyrrhenian Sea
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