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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Containing everything from the Pierian well water of Johann Sebastian Bach to the violet-bordered stream of Schubert's Ave Maria, Fantasia is a long succession of very large orders.
From Time Magazine Archive
But the Sodality is proudest of the memory of one Pierian but for whom its 135 year tradition would not exist.
From Time Magazine Archive
As the eerie, spectral count, Frank Langella drinks deep of the Pierian spring of fame.
From Time Magazine Archive
Bug-eyed Larry Adler blows the mouth organ with Pierian purity, can make it sound like an oboe, fiddle, horn, wawa trumpet.
From Time Magazine Archive
Drink deep, or taste not the Pierian spring; There shallow draughts intoxicate the brain, and drinking largely sobers us again.’
From "Fahrenheit 451" by Ray Bradbury
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