Pierian
Americanadjective
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of or relating to the Muses.
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of or relating to poetry or poetic inspiration.
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of or relating to Pieria.
adjective
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of or relating to the Muses or artistic or poetic inspiration
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of or relating to Pieria
Etymology
Origin of Pierian
1585–95; < Latin Pīeri ( us ) of Pieria + -an
Example Sentences
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The following lines are: “Drink deep, or taste not the Pierian spring:/There shallow draughts intoxicate the brain/And drinking largely sobers us again.”
From Washington Post
Drink deep, or taste not the Pierian spring; There shallow draughts intoxicate the brain, and drinking largely sobers us again.’
From Literature
I’ve enough to hire the Pierian Hall for a day and a night.
From Project Gutenberg
My whole mind is concentrated in the Pierian Hall next October.”
From Project Gutenberg
The summer passed away quickly in a complexity of arrangements for the opening performance at the Pierian Hall.
From Project Gutenberg
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