Medean

adj, noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    Alternative form of Median. alt-of, alternative, uncountable
Adjective
  1. 1
    Alternative form of Median. alt-of, alternative, not-comparable
  2. 2
    Of, or pertaining to, Medea from Greek mythology.

    "As Dido was (among other things) a tragic and a Medean character in those passages in Virgil, so now Medea can seem Didonian […]"

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"As Dido was (among other things) a tragic and a Medean character in those passages in Virgil, so now Medea can seem Didonian […]"

Etymology

Etymology 1

From Mede + -an.

Etymology 2

From Medea + -n.

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