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LYSIMACHUS

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Overview

LYSIMACHUS (noun)
  The noun LYSIMACHUS has 1 sense:

1. Macedonian general under Alexander the Great; with Seleucus he defeated Antigonus and Demetrius at the battle of Ipsus (circa 355-281 BC)play

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


English dictionary: Word details


LYSIMACHUS (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

Macedonian general under Alexander the Great; with Seleucus he defeated Antigonus and Demetrius at the battle of Ipsus (circa 355-281 BC)

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Instance hypernyms:

Macedonian (a native or inhabitant of Macedon)

full general; general (a general officer of the highest rank)


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