Mycenaean

[ mahy-si-nee-uhn ]

/ ˌmaɪ sɪˈni ən /

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adjective

of or relating to the ancient city of Mycenae.

denoting or pertaining to the ancient civilization at Mycenae, dating from c2000 to c1100 b.c.

noun

Also called Mycenaean Greek . the earliest recorded Greek dialect, written in the Linear B syllabary and dating from the 15th through the 13th centuries b.c.

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Origin of Mycenaean

First recorded in 1590–1600; Mycenae + -an

OTHER WORDS FROM Mycenaean

pre-My·ce·nae·an, adjective

Words nearby Mycenaean

Mycale, Mycelex, mycelium, mycella, Mycenae, Mycenaean, Mycerinus, -mycete, -mycetes, mycetism, myceto-

How to use Mycenaean in a sentence

They give "in all probability a pretty accurate description" of the loose feudalism of Mycenaean Greece.
Homer and His Age|Andrew Lang
Thus old Mycenaean lays, if any existed, would describe the old Mycenaean mode of burial.
Homer and His Age|Andrew Lang
With the disappearance of the war chariot the huge Mycenaean shields had vanished or were very rarely used.
Homer and His Age|Andrew Lang
The masonry of the city wall, shown on the vase in the Mycenaean grave, is not the ordinary masonry of Mycenae itself.
Homer and His Age|Andrew Lang

It is impossible here to discuss in detail the complex problems of Mycenaean chronology.
Homer and His Age|Andrew Lang

British Dictionary definitions for Mycenaean

Mycenaean

/ (ˌmaɪsɪˈniːən) /

adjective

of or relating to ancient Mycenae or its inhabitants

of or relating to the Aegean civilization of Mycenae (1400 to 1100 bc)

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