Solon

[ soh-luhn ]

/ ˈsoʊ lən /

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noun

c638–c558 b.c., Athenian statesman.

(often lowercase) a wise lawgiver.

a town in N Ohio.

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OTHER WORDS FROM Solon

So·lo·ni·an

[soh-loh-nee-uhn], /soʊˈloʊ ni ən/, So·lon·ic

[soh-lon-ik], /soʊˈlɒn ɪk/, adjectivepre-So·lo·ni·an, adjective

Words nearby Solon

Solomon Islands, Solomon Islands Pidgin, Solomon Sea, Solomon's seal, solo mother, Solon, solonchak, solonetz, so long, so long as, solo parent

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How to use Solon in a sentence

From the time of Solon the Attic months were lunar, composed alternately of 30 and 29 days.
The Every Day Book of History and Chronology|Joel Munsell
Solon, it is well known, travelled to the court of Croesus, and it is affirmed that Pythagoras visited India.
Ancient Faiths And Modern|Thomas Inman
Solon, in his laws, is silent with regard to the education of girls, though he gave very precise regulations for that of boys.
Female Scripture Biographies, Vol. II|Francis Augustus Cox
Next to this tradition, and nearly coeval with it, but reported by later authority, is that respecting Solon and Athens.
Studies on Homer and the Homeric Age, Vol. 1 of 3|W. E. Gladstone

He was the Draco of his time, because his time seemed to him as yet unworthy to possess a Solon, neither capable of receiving him.
The Aesthetical Essays|Friedrich Schiller

British Dictionary definitions for Solon

Solon

/ (ˈsəʊlən) /

noun

?638–?559 bc, Athenian statesman, who introduced economic, political, and legal reforms

Derived forms of Solon

Solonian (səʊˈləʊnɪən) or Solonic (səʊˈlɒnɪk), adjective

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