Orontean

O1R1O1N1T1E1A1N1

adjective

Of or relating to the Orontes.

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Meanings

adjectiveOrontean (not comparable)

alternative Orontian

  1. not comparableOf or relating to the Orontes.
  2. metonymicallynot comparablepoeticSyrian.

    And hair perfumed with Orontean myrrh.

    1872, James Cranstoun, transl., The Elegies of Albius Tibullus, page 171

Origin

From Latin Orontēus + -an. By surface analysis, Orontes + -ean.

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Translations

Czech orontský
  • orontskýof or relating to the Orontes
French orontéen, orontien
  • orontéenof or relating to the Orontes
  • orontienof or relating to the Orontes
German orontisch
  • orontischof or relating to the Orontes
Italian oronteo
  • oronteoof or relating to the Orontes
Latin Orontēus
  • Orontēusof or relating to the Orontes
Polish oronteski
  • oronteskiof or relating to the Orontes
Russian оро́нтский
  • оро́нтский (oróntskij)of or relating to the Orontes
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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