Cadmean

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adjective

Of or relating to Cadmus, a mythical prince of Thebes, said to have introduced the Phoenician alphabet into Greece.

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Meanings

adjectiveCadmean (comparative more Cadmean, superlative most Cadmean)

comparative more Cadmean · superlative most Cadmean

  1. Of or relating to Cadmus, a mythical prince of Thebes, said to have introduced the Phoenician alphabet into Greece.
  2. Of or from Cadmea.
nounCadmean (plural Cadmeans)

plural Cadmeans

  1. A person from Cadmea.

Origin

From Cadm(us) + -ean and Cadm(ea) + -ean.

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APA

Cadmean. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Cadmean

MLA

“Cadmean.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Cadmean. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Cadmean,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Cadmean.

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