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
The Locrian law limited the number of guests, and the Fannian law the expense, at festivals.
From Dealings with the Dead, Volume I (of 2) by School, A Sexton of the Old
Is he of Thessaly, Born by the Locrian sea, Or harvester of some starved island's corn?
From The Rhesus of Euripedes by Euripedes
The great matter was that he was ascending, for he knew that he must cross the ridge of Oeta before he struck the Locrian glens that led to the Far-Darter's shrine.
From The Moon Endureth: Tales and Fancies by Buchan, John
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