Meanings
adjectiveScaean (not comparable)
- archaicnot comparablepoeticwestern
Origin
- Ancient Greekσκαιός“left”
- EnglishScaean
From the Scaean Gate in Troy, from Ancient Greek σκαιός (skaiós, “left”).
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Scaean. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Scaean
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“Scaean.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Scaean. Accessed November 3, 2026.
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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Scaean,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Scaean.
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