joannes

[ joh-an-eez, -is ]

/ dʒoʊˈæn iz, -ɪs /

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noun, plural jo·an·nes.

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Words nearby joannes

Joab, Joachim, Joachim of Fiore, Joan, Joanne, joannes, Joan of Arc, João Pessoa, Joash, job, job action

How to use joannes in a sentence

See the previously cited entry under Joannes Frinsheimius (sic).
A History of Bibliographies of Bibliographies|Archer Taylor
I received it late, which was the reason you got not sooner a copy of Joannes Magnus.
Life of Adam Smith|John Rae
Joannes of Lignano, near Milan, a canonist and natural philosopher, who flourished about 1378.
Chaucer for Children|Mrs. H. R. Haweis
Joannes Antiochenus has borrowed the same history, and calls this king Sostris.
A New System; or, an Analysis of Antient Mythology. Volume II. (of VI.)|Jacob Bryant

By the side of the tree a few glosses were added by Joannes to explain and justify his classification.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Part 1, Slice 3|Various

British Dictionary definitions for joannes

joannes

/ (dʒəʊˈæniːz) /

noun plural -nes

a variant of johannes

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