apian

[ ey-pee-uhn ]

/ ˈeɪ pi ən /

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adjective

of or relating to bees.

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Origin of apian

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

Words nearby apian

aphthous fever, aphyllous, API, Apia, apiaceous, apian, apiarian, apiarist, apiary, apical, apical dominance

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How to use apian in a sentence

Apian has seven boats, the Drac keeps his victim seven years, the woman of Condrieu has seven sons.
Frdric Mistral|Charles Alfred Downer
Apian silences one of his crew who attempts to mock at the unhappy wretches.
Frdric Mistral|Charles Alfred Downer
Apian continued to maunder over the Ptolemaic theory and astrology in his lecture-room.
History of the Warfare of Science with Theology in Christendom|Andrew Dickson White
The young astronomer, though Apian's pupil, was an avowed Copernican and the destined master and friend of Kepler.
History of the Warfare of Science with Theology in Christendom|Andrew Dickson White

But even honey will cloy; and that sweetest of all moons, the Apian one, would sometimes be better for a change.
Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 1, September 12, 1841|Various

British Dictionary definitions for apian

apian

/ (ˈeɪpɪən) /

adjective

of, relating to, or resembling bees

Word Origin for apian

C19: from Latin apiānus, from apis bee

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