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ALCAEUS

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Overview

ALCAEUS (noun)
  The noun ALCAEUS has 1 sense:

1. Greek lyric poet of Lesbos; reputed inventor of Alcaic verse (611-580 BC)play

  Familiarity information: ALCAEUS used as a noun is very rare.


English dictionary: Word details


ALCAEUS (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

Greek lyric poet of Lesbos; reputed inventor of Alcaic verse (611-580 BC)

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Instance hypernyms:

Lesbian (a resident of Lesbos)

poet (a writer of poems (the term is usually reserved for writers of good poetry))


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