Etymology

apiarian

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Today it means: Pertaining to bees or beekeeping. Full definition →

Latin apiārium
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  1. Latin · derived fromapiārium
  2. English todayapiarian

First attested as an adjective in 1801 and as a noun in 1858; formed by suffixing either English apiary or its etymon, Latin apiārium, with English -an.

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