Cadmean

adj, noun

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Definitions

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

Etymology

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

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