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; colophony ) + -an

Example Sentences

Hence doubtless the claim of Colophon to be the native city of Homer—a claim supported in the early times of Homeric learning by the Colophonian poet and grammarian Antimachus.

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The "Colophonian Poet" is—"not to put too fine a point upon it"—Homer, who, according to some, was born at Colophos, in Asia Minor.

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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.

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

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You have a very bad memory, my friend, quoth Æmilianus; have you not always admired Nicander the Colophonian, the Epic poet, as a man very fond of ancient authors, and a man too of very extensive learning himself?

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