isthmians
plural of isthmian
• Tsimshian, histamins
Source: Wiktionary
Isth"mi*an, a. Etym: [L. Isthmius, Gr. Isthmus.]
Definition: Of or pertaining to an isthmus, especially to the Isthmus of Corinth, in Greece. Isthmian games (Gr. Antiq.), one of the four great national festivals of Greece, celebrated on the Isthmus of Corinth in the spring of every alternate year. They consisted of all kinds of athletic sports, wrestling, boxing, racing on foot and in chariots, and also contests in music and poetry. The prize was a garland of pine leaves.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
2 June 2024
(verb) follow in or as if in pursuit; “The police car pursued the suspected attacker”; “Her bad deed followed her and haunted her dreams all her life”
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