Medean

M3E1D2E1A1N1

adjective

Of, or pertaining to, Medea from Greek mythology.

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Meanings

Medean1

adjectiveMedean (not comparable)
  1. alternativenot comparableAlternative form of Median.
nounMedean (uncountable)
  1. alternativeuncountableAlternative form of Median.

Medean2

adjectiveMedean (comparative more Medean, superlative most Medean)

comparative more Medean · superlative most Medean

  1. Of, or pertaining to, Medea from Greek mythology.

    As Dido was (among other things) a tragic and a Medean character in those passages in Virgil, so now Medea can seem Didonian […]

    2005, Scott McGill, Virgil Recomposed: The Mythological and Secular Centos in Antiquity, ch. 2, "Tragic Virgil: The Medea", page 50

Origin

Medean · adjective, noun

From Mede + -an.

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Medean · adjective

From Medea + -n.

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Translations

Polish medejski
  • medejskiof, or pertaining to, Medea

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

demeanNadeemamendedenamemeaned
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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