ARISTARCHUS

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Aristarchus mean? 

• ARISTARCHUS (noun)
  The noun ARISTARCHUS has 2 senses:

1. an ancient Greek grammarian remembered for his commentary on the Iliad and Odyssey (circa 217-145 BC)

2. a bright crater on the Moon

  Familiarity information: ARISTARCHUS used as a noun is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• ARISTARCHUS (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

An ancient Greek grammarian remembered for his commentary on the Iliad and Odyssey (circa 217-145 BC)

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Instance hypernyms:

grammarian; syntactician (a linguist who specializes in the study of grammar and syntax)

Sense 2

Meaning:

A bright crater on the Moon

Classified under:

Nouns denoting natural objects (not man-made)

Instance hypernyms:

lunar crater (a crater on the Earth's Moon)