Simonides
[ sahy-mon-i-deez ]
/ saɪˈmɒn ɪˌdiz /
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noun
556?–468? b.c., Greek poet.
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Also called Simonides of Ceos [see-os]. /ˈsi ɒs/.
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Simonides
/ (saɪˈmɒnɪˌdiːz) /
noun
?556–?468 bc, Greek lyric poet and epigrammatist, noted for his odes to victory
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