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Phidippides

[fahy-dip-i-deez] /faɪˈdɪp ɪˌdiz/
noun
1.
Pheidippides.

Pheidippides

or Phidippides

[fahy-dip-i-deez] /faɪˈdɪp ɪˌdiz/
noun
1.
the Athenian runner who secured aid from Sparta in the struggle between the Athenians and the Persians 490 b.c.
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  • Thou see'st how good it is to learn, There is no Jove, Phidippides.

    Fiends, Ghosts, and Sprites John Nettin Radcliffe

  • If you have a Phidippides in the family, by all means put him to work at tandem driving.

    Riding and Driving Edward L. Anderson
British Dictionary definitions for Phidippides

Phidippides

/faɪˈdɪpɪˌdiːz/
noun
1.
a variant spelling of Pheidippides

Pheidippides

/faɪˈdɪpɪˌdiːz/
noun
1.
5th century bc. Athenian athlete, who ran to Sparta to seek help against the Persians before the Battle of Marathon (490 bc)
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