ALEXANDRIAN

Alexandrian

(adjective) of or relating to Alexander the Great or his empire

Alexandrian

(noun) a resident or native of Alexandria (especially Alexandria in Egypt)

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Al`ex*an"dri*an, a.

1. Of or pertaining to Alexandria in Egypt; as, the Alexandrian library.

2. Applied to a kind of heroic verse. See Alexandrine, n.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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8 November 2024

REPLACEMENT

(noun) the act of furnishing an equivalent person or thing in the place of another; “replacing the star will not be easy”


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