Meanings
adjectivePentelic (comparative more Pentelic, superlative most Pentelic)
comparative more Pentelic · superlative most Pentelic
- Of or relating to Mount Pentelicus (Penteliko Mountain), near Athens, famous for its fine white marble quarries.
the Pentelic marble of which the Parthenon is built
Synonyms: Pentelican
Synonyms & antonyms
adjectiveOf or relating to Mount Pentelicus (Penteliko Mountain), near Athens, famous for its fine white marble quarries.
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Origin
- Ancient GreekΠεντελικός
- LatinPentelicus
- EnglishPentelic
Learned borrowing from Latin Pentelicus, from Ancient Greek Πεντελικός (Pentelikós).
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Full word history & related roots →Translations
Ancient Greek Πεντελικός
- Πεντελικός (Pentelikós)of or pertaining to Mount Pentelicus
French pentélique
- pentéliqueof or pertaining to Mount Pentelicus
German pentelisch
- pentelischof or pertaining to Mount Pentelicus
Greek πεντελικός, πεντελίσιος
- πεντελικός (pentelikós)of or pertaining to Mount Pentelicus
- πεντελίσιος (pentelísios)of or pertaining to Mount Pentelicus
- πεντελιώτικος (penteliótikos)of or pertaining to Mount Pentelicus
Italian pentelico
- pentelicoof or pertaining to Mount Pentelicus
Latin Pentelicus
- Pentelicusof or pertaining to Mount Pentelicus
Romanian pentelică
- pentelicăof or pertaining to Mount Pentelicus
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with Pentelic
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APA
Pentelic. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Pentelic
MLA
“Pentelic.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Pentelic. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Pentelic,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Pentelic.
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