English Explanatory Dictionary

Xenophontic

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Of or relating to the language or style of Xenophon.

Pronunciation

/ˌzi.noʊˈfɑn.tɪk/

Word forms

Xenophontic more Xenophontic most Xenophontic

Etymology

By surface analysis, Xenophon (“Greek historian and philosopher”) + -tic (adjectival suffix), though possibly derived from Ancient Greek, as suggested by the adjectival suffix being -tic (from Ancient Greek -τῐκός (-tĭkós)), as opposed to -ic (from Latin -icus).

Synonyms

Xenophonian Xenophontean Xenophontian Xenophonic
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