Locrian
Britishadjective
noun
Example Sentences
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Classical music has too many rules for its own good, but the enterprising Locrian Chamber Players have two laudable ones.
From New York Times • Jun. 8, 2015
The Locrian Chamber Players have several quirky policies, and they usually honor them to the letter.
From New York Times • Aug. 26, 2011
Site of a Locrian Town.—The site of an ancient city of the Locri in modern Calabria, Italy, is in progress of excavation, under the direction of Dr. Orsi.
From The American Architect and Building News, Vol. 27, Jan-Mar, 1890 by Various
In place of the dative in -ῳ, locatives in -οι are used in Locrian and Phocian.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 4 "Grasshopper" to "Greek Language" by Various
To stop such people the Locrian authorities had an excellent rule; they fined everyone coming from abroad who asked what the news was.
From Plutarch's Morals by Shilleto, Arthur Richard
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