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Definition: ANTAEAN

Part of Speech Definition
Adjective 1. Pertaining to Antaeus, a giant athlete slain by Hercules.[Websters]
2. Virtually never used base adjective of the rarely used adverb antaeanly.[Eve - graph theoretic]
Adverb Form
(antaeanly)
1. Virtually never used adverbial inflection of the rarely used adjective antaean.[Eve - graph theoretic]

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), compiled from various sources, under license.

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Date "Antaean" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1914. (references)

Etymology:Antaean \An*t[ae]"an\, adjective. [from Greek]. (references)

Definition: ANTAEAN

Part of SpeechDefinition
Adjective1. Pertaining to Antaeus, a giant athlete slain by Hercules.[Websters]
2. Virtually never used base adjective of the rarely used adverb antaeanly.[Eve - graph theoretic]
Adverb Form
(antaeanly)
1. Virtually never used adverbial inflection of the rarely used adjective antaean.[Eve - graph theoretic]

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), compiled from various sources, under license.

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Date "ANTAEAN" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1914. (references)

Etymology:Antaean \An*t[ae]"an\, adjective. [from Greek]. (references)