asclepiad

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/əˈskliː.pi.æd/

noun

Any one of the children of Asclepius and Epione (or Aristodama).

OriginLatin Asclēpiadēs ← Ancient Greek Ἀσκληπιάδης →
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Meanings

asclepiad1

nounasclepiad (plural asclepiads)

plural asclepiads

  1. alternativecommunicationsAlternative form of Asclepiad.

Asclepiad2

nounAsclepiad (plural Asclepiads)

plural Asclepiads

  1. Greekhuman sciencesAny one of the children of Asclepius and Epione (or Aristodama).

    […] Epione, his wife, bore the two Asclepiads, Podaleirius and Machaon.

    1963, Greek Mythology, page 123
  2. Ancient GreeceA member of one of the families that claimed descent from Asclepius, known as physicians or healers.

Asclepiad3

nounAsclepiad (plural Asclepiads)

plural Asclepiads

  1. communicationsA choriambic verse consisting of four metrical feet: a spondee, two choriambi, and an iambus. First used by the ancient Greek poet Asclepiades of Samos.

Asclepiad4

nounAsclepiad (plural Asclepiads)

plural Asclepiads

  1. biologyAny member of the Asclepiadaceae.

Origin

Asclepiad · noun

  1. Ancient GreekἈσκληπιάδης
  2. LatinAsclēpiadēs
  3. EnglishAsclepiad

From Latin Asclēpiadēs, from Ancient Greek Ἀσκληπιάδης (Asklēpiádēs).

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Asclepiad · noun

  1. Ancient GreekἈσκληπιάδειος
  2. LatinAsclēpiadēus
  3. EnglishAsclepiad

From Latin Asclēpiadēus, from Ancient Greek Ἀσκληπιάδειος (Asklēpiádeios), from Ἀσκληπιάδης (Asklēpiádēs) + -ειος (-eios).

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Asclepiad · noun

  1. Ancient Greekἀσκληπιάς
  2. Latinasclēpias
  3. taxonomic nameAsclepias
  4. EnglishAsclepiad

From Asclepiad-, the stem of the taxonomic name Asclepias, from Latin asclēpias (stem: asclēpiad-), from Ancient Greek ἀσκληπιάς (asklēpiás) (stem: ἀσκληπιάδ- (asklēpiád-)).

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Translations

French Asclépiade, asclépiade
  • Asclépiadechild of Asclepius
  • asclépiadeverse
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APA

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Chicago

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