Mycenaean

[ mahy-si-nee-uhn ]

adjective
  1. of or relating to the ancient city of Mycenae.

  2. denoting or pertaining to the ancient civilization at Mycenae, dating from c2000 to c1100 b.c.

noun
  1. Also called Mycenaean Greek . the earliest recorded Greek dialect, written in the Linear B syllabary and dating from the 15th through the 13th centuries b.c.

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Origin of Mycenaean

1
First recorded in 1590–1600; Mycenae + -an

Other words from Mycenaean

  • pre-My·ce·nae·an, adjective

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How to use Mycenaean in a sentence

  • They give "in all probability a pretty accurate description" of the loose feudalism of Mycenaean Greece.

    Homer and His Age | Andrew Lang
  • Thus old Mycenaean lays, if any existed, would describe the old Mycenaean mode of burial.

    Homer and His Age | Andrew Lang
  • With the disappearance of the war chariot the huge Mycenaean shields had vanished or were very rarely used.

    Homer and His Age | Andrew Lang
  • The masonry of the city wall, shown on the vase in the Mycenaean grave, is not the ordinary masonry of Mycenae itself.

    Homer and His Age | Andrew Lang
  • It is impossible here to discuss in detail the complex problems of Mycenaean chronology.

    Homer and His Age | Andrew Lang

British Dictionary definitions for Mycenaean

Mycenaean

/ (ˌmaɪsɪˈniːən) /


adjective
  1. of or relating to ancient Mycenae or its inhabitants

  2. of or relating to the Aegean civilization of Mycenae (1400 to 1100 bc)

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