Etymology

Xenophon

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Today it means: Athenian historian and philosopher born 427 B.C.E. and author of the Anabasis and Memorabilia. He was a pupil of Socrates and became a general during the Persian wars. Full definition →

Ancient Greek Ξενοφῶν
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  1. Ancient Greek · borrowed fromΞενοφῶν
  2. Ancient Greek · borrowed fromΞενοφῶν
  3. English todayXenophon

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Ξενοφῶν (Xenophôn).

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