Colophonian

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[kol-uh-foh-nee-uhn] / ˌkɒl əˈfoʊ ni ən /

noun

1. a native of Colophon.

2. the, Antimachus.

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adjective

1. of or relating to Colophon.

Etymology

Origin of Colophonian

< Latin colophōni ( us ) (< Greek; see colophony) + -an

Example Sentences

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Colophonian

But Nicander the Colophonian, in the second part of his Dictionary, says that the lettuce is called βρένθις by the Cyprians.

From The Deipnosophists, or Banquet of the Learned of Athen?us by Athen?us

Strange to say, even this pretension of the Colophonian prophetess is not without something analogous among the alleged phenomena of mesmerism.

From The International Monthly Magazine - Volume V - No II by Various

In the Colophonian oracle, they were the spectators, not the prophetess, who had need thus to be put under the influence of the mesmeric glamour.

From The International Monthly Magazine - Volume V - No II by Various

And Theopompus the Colophonian likewise mentions it, the Epic poet, I mean, in his poem entitled the Chariot— Shaking the large and lyre-toned scindapsus, Made of young tamarisk, in his skilful hand.

From The Deipnosophists, or Banquet of the Learned of Athen?us by Athen?us

It is easily peel'd, and the Eubœans Call it a nut, but some people have call'd it an acorn, says Nicander the Colophonian, in his Georgics.

From The Deipnosophists, or Banquet of the Learned of Athen?us by Athen?us