Pindar

//ˈpɪndɚ// name, noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    Alternative form of pinder or pindal ("peanut"). alt-of, alternative
Proper Noun
  1. 1
    An Ancient Greek lyric poet from Thebes (ca. 522–443 BC).

    "True,—we can glow at Homer's lay, enraptured hang o'er Pindar's lyre, Start at thy pencil's deathless ray, Thy breathing marble's force admire,..."

Synonyms

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pindarus

Example

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"Pindar, the greatest lyricist of the Greeks, wrote about athletic contests; athletes were his heroes."

Etymology

From Ancient Greek Πίνδαρος (Píndaros).

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