apian

[ ey-pee-uhn ]

adjective

1. of or relating to bees.

apian

/ ˈeɪpɪən /

adjective

1. of, relating to, or resembling bees

Word History and Origins

Origin of apian¹

1860–65; < Latin api ( s ) bee + -an; compare Latin apiānus muscat

Word History and Origins

Origin of apian¹

C19: from Latin apiānus, from apis bee

Example Sentences

Apian has seven boats, the Drac keeps his victim seven years, the woman of Condrieu has seven sons.

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Apian silences one of his crew who attempts to mock at the unhappy wretches.

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Apian continued to maunder over the Ptolemaic theory and astrology in his lecture-room.

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The young astronomer, though Apian's pupil, was an avowed Copernican and the destined master and friend of Kepler.

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But even honey will cloy; and that sweetest of all moons, the Apian one, would sometimes be better for a change.

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