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English
Etymology
From Latin Colophōnius (from Colophōn (“Colophon”)) + English -an[1]
Pronunciation
Adjective
Colophonian (not comparable)
- Of or relating to the Lydian city of Colophon.[1]
1908, Ettore Pais, translated by C. Densmore Curtis, Ancient Italy: Historical and Geographical Investigations in Central Italy, Magna Graecia, Sicily, and Sardinia, The University of Chicago Press, page 72:We know that the Colophonian poet Xenophanes narrated the history of his native land, and that in a poem of two thousand lines he also set forth the events connected with the foundation of Velia, in which he participated.
Derived terms
Noun
Colophonian (plural Colophonians)
- (historical) A native or inhabitant of the Lydian city of Colophon.
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