Idalian

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/aɪˈdeɪliən/

adjective

Of or pertaining to Idalium, an ancient city of Cyprus where Aphrodite was worshipped.

OriginLatin Īdalius ← Koine Greek Ιδάλιον →
First used 16th c.Scrabble 8
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Meanings

adjectiveIdalian (comparative more Idalian, superlative most Idalian)

comparative more Idalian · superlative most Idalian

  1. Of or pertaining to Idalium, an ancient city of Cyprus where Aphrodite was worshipped.First known use 16th c.

    So moves the Goddess to the Idalian groves, And leads her gold-hair'd family of Loves.

    1789, Erasmus Darwin, The Loves of the Plants, J. Johnson, page 142

Origin

  1. Koine GreekΙδάλιον
  2. LatinĪdalius“pertaining to Idalium”
  3. EnglishIdalian

From Latin Īdalius (“pertaining to Idalium”) (ultimately from Koine Greek Ιδάλιον (Idálion)) + -an.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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