Xenophontic

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US/ˌzi.noʊˈfɑn.tɪk/

adjective

Of or relating to the language or style of Xenophon.

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XenophonianXenophonteanXenophontianXenophonic
OriginAncient Greek -τῐκός →
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Meanings

adjectiveXenophontic (comparative more Xenophontic, superlative most Xenophontic)

comparative more Xenophontic · superlative most Xenophontic · alternative xenophontic

  1. literaryrelationalOf or relating to the language or style of Xenophon.

    Synonyms: Xenophonian, Xenophontean, Xenophontian, Xenophonic

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectiveOf or relating to the language or style of Xenophon.

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XenophonianXenophonteanXenophontianXenophonic

Origin

  1. Ancient Greek-τῐκός
  2. EnglishXenophontic

By surface analysis, Xenophon (“Greek historian and philosopher”) + -tic (adjectival suffix), though possibly derived from Ancient Greek, as suggested by the adjectival suffix being -tic (from Ancient Greek -τῐκός (-tĭkós)), as opposed to -ic (from Latin -icus).

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Translations

French xénophonien, xénophonique
  • xénophonienrelating to Xenophon
  • xénophoniquerelating to Xenophon
German xenophontisch
  • xenophontischrelating to Xenophon
Latin Xenophontēus, Xenophontīus
  • Xenophontēusrelating to Xenophon
  • Xenophontīusrelating to Xenophon
Cite this entry
APA

Xenophontic. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Xenophontic

MLA

“Xenophontic.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Xenophontic. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Xenophontic,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Xenophontic.

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