Scaliger

[ skal-i-jer ]

noun
  1. Joseph Jus·tus [juhs-tuhs], /ˈdʒʌs təs/, 1540–1609, French scholar and critic.

  2. his father, Julius Caesar, 1484–1558, Italian scholar, philosopher, and critic in France.

Words Nearby Scaliger

Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2024

How to use Scaliger in a sentence

British Dictionary definitions for Scaliger

Scaliger

/ (ˈskælɪdʒə) /


noun
  1. Joseph Justus (ˈdʒʌstəs). 1540–1609, French scholar, who revolutionized the study of ancient chronology by his work De Emendatione temporum (1583)

  2. his father, Julius Caesar. 1484–1558, Italian classical scholar, and writer on biology and medicine

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012