Argive
[ ahr-jahyv, -gahyv ]
/ ˈɑr dʒaɪv, -gaɪv /
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adjective
noun
a native of Argos.
a Greek.
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Origin of Argive
1590–1600; <Latin Argīvus<Greek Argeîos of Argos
Words nearby Argive
argillite, arginase, arginine, argininosuccinic acid, argininosuccinicaciduria, Argive, argle-bargle, Argo, argol, Argolis, argon
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Argive
/ (ˈɑːdʒaɪv, -ɡaɪv) /
adjective
(in Homer, Virgil, etc) of or relating to the Greeks besieging Troy, esp those from Argos
of or relating to Argos or Argolis
a literary word for Greek
noun
an ancient Greek, esp one from Argos or Argolis
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