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aristarch
[ ar-uh-stahrk ]
/ ˈær əˌstɑrk /
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noun
a severe critic.
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Origin of aristarch
1615–25; after Aristarchus of Samothrace, who, in editing Homer, rejected many lines as spurious interpolations
OTHER WORDS FROM aristarch
Ar·i·star·chi·an, adjectiveWords nearby aristarch
Ariovistus, -aris, arise, arista, Aristaeus, aristarch, Aristarchus, Aristarchus of Samos, Aristarchus of Samothrace, aristate, Aristide
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How to use aristarch in a sentence
In some respects, the book will create surprise, particularly as to the private life and character of the great Aristarch.