Aristides

[ ar-uh-stahy-deez ]

/ ˌær əˈstaɪ diz /

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noun

"the Just", 530?–468? b.c., Athenian statesman and general.

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Words nearby Aristides

Aristarchus, Aristarchus of Samos, Aristarchus of Samothrace, aristate, Aristide, Aristides, Aristippus, aristo, aristocracy, aristocrat, aristocratic

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How to use Aristides in a sentence

For this reason it is probable that Aristides is one of the latest of the writers on ancient music.
The Modes of Ancient Greek Music|David Binning Monro
The manner in which Aristides introduces his information about the Platonic Modes is highly suspicious.
The Modes of Ancient Greek Music|David Binning Monro
It is impossible to decide the question of the modes of Aristides without some reference to another statement of the same author.
The Modes of Ancient Greek Music|David Binning Monro
This is in accordance with the language of Aristides, and indeed is the only view consistent with a belief in their genuineness.
The Modes of Ancient Greek Music|David Binning Monro

For the later period, however, to which Aristides himself belongs, these apocryphal scales are a document of some importance.
The Modes of Ancient Greek Music|David Binning Monro

British Dictionary definitions for Aristides

Aristides

/ (ˌærɪˈstaɪdiːz) /

noun

known as Aristides the Just. ?530–?468 bc, Athenian general and statesman, who played a prominent part in the Greek victories over the Persians at Marathon (490), Salamis (480), and Plataea (479)

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