Minoanadj.n.

Brit.

/mᵻˈnəʊən/,

/mʌɪˈnəʊən/, U.S.

/məˈnoʊn/

Origin: From a proper name, combined with an English element. Etymons: proper name Mīnōs , -an suffix.

Etymology: < classical Latin Mīnōs Minos (ancient Greek Μίνως), the name of a legendary king of Crete + -an suffix. Compare classical Latin Mīnōus, adjective, ancient Greek Μινῷος, adjective.

A. adj.

Of, relating to, characteristic of, or designating the Bronze Age civilization of Crete and neighbouring parts of the Aegean.The Bronze Age civilization centred on Crete is generally thought to have lasted from c3000 b.c. to around 1100 b.c. Impressive remains reveal the existence of large urban centres dominated by palaces decorated with elaborate frescoes. The precise chronology of the successive phases and ultimate collapse of this civilization remains controversial; it was formerly thought to have been destroyed by a huge volcanic eruption on the island of Thera (Santorini) around 1500 _b.c., but later evidence suggests that the civilization continued to flourish for some time after this disaster.

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Pelasgianc1487

Ionical1566

Minyan1598

Pelasgic1715

Helladian1773

Minoan1830

proto-Greek1887

Keftian1929

the world > the earth > named regions of earth > Europe > Greece > [adjective] > Greek islands

Ionic1483

Rhodiana1533

Candian1559

lesbian1559

Cretan1579

Ionian1579

Ortygian1582

Parianc1602

Lemnian1611

Carpathian1637

lesbic1659

Eubœan1660

Melian1684

Sciote1718

Minoan1830

Naxiote1859

Corfiote1877

Knossian1894

Siphnian1895

Cycladic1915

Leucadian1952

the mind > language > languages of the world > Indo-Hittite > [adjective] > Anatolian

Lycian1841

Hittite1871

Minoan1931

Milyan1948

Palaic1950

society > communication > writing > system of writing > [adjective] > of specific languages > Minoan

Minoan1931

1830 H. Tufnell & G. C. Lewis tr. K. O. Müller Hist. & Antiq. Doric Race I. i. i. 38 Here stood the Minoan town of Cnosus, with its harbour Heracleum and colony Apollonia.

1894 A. J. Evans in Jrnl. Hellenic Stud. 14 367 At a time when ‘Minoan’ Crete and Mycenaean Greece had..evolved independent systems of writing.

1902 Nature 20 Nov. 58/1 The dominion of the proud Minoan thalassocrats disappeared.

1921 Spectator 5 Mar. 293/1 A hanging lamp..with a yellow and orange shade with a sort of Minoan design on it in orange, terracotta, and black.

1931 Times Lit. Suppl. 16 Apr. 308/1 He makes free use of his belief that the language of the Minoan script is Greek.

1956 Jrnl. Hellenic Stud. 76 1 Documents in the script known as ‘Minoan Linear B’ were unearthed at Knossos in Crete over fifty years ago.

1966 C. H. Gordon (title) Evidence for the Minoan language.

1970 Oxf. Classical Dict. (ed. 2) 1060/2 A Minoan colony of pre-eruption days [at Thera] is being excavated.

1991 Antiquaries Jrnl. 51 104 The earliest published example of diffusion plating of silver is on a rivet from a mid-second millennium bc Minoan dagger.

B. n.

1. A member of the Bronze Age civilization centred on Crete; a native or inhabitant of Minoan Crete or other parts of the Minoan world.

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Hellene1482

Pelasgianc1487

Ionian1542

Minyan1566

Minyae1567

Thracian1569

Ionic1577

Hellenian1598

Lapith1607

Minoan1902

Keftian1903

Thraco-Phrygian1946

society > communication > writing > system of writing > [noun] > of specific languages > Minoan

Minoan1950

1902 Nature 20 Nov. 58/1 The hieroglyphic of their tutelary deity may have been used by the Minoans as a sort of heraldic device.

1950 G. E. Daniel Hundred Years Archæol. vi. 195 It seems likely that the language of the Minoans was Anatolian.

1970 W. Bray & D. Trump Dict. Archaeol. 149/1 ‘Minoan’ is strictly a cultural term. Surviving bones show that the Bronze Age Cretans were a racially mixed group.

1989 J. P. Mallory In Search of Indo-Europeans iii. 69 The Mycenaeans appear to have adapted a near relative of the Minoans' Linear A script to suit their own language.

1997 New Scientist 21 June 36/1 Archaeologists reasoned that the Minoans had been killed by hot ash raining down on Crete after the eruption.

2. The language or scripts associated with the Minoan civilization. See also Linear A n., Linear B n. at linear adj. 2b.

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the mind > language > languages of the world > Indo-Hittite > [noun] > Anatolian > Hittite > specific Hittite languages

Palaic1921

Hattian1932

Minoan1942

1942 Man 42 113/2 We know that, both in Minoan, in Phœnician, and in Greek, a decimal system of numeration was in use.

1950 G. E. Daniel Hundred Years Archæol. vi. 195 Perhaps a bill of lading in Egyptian and Minoan.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2002; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	minoan
释义	Minoanadj.n. Brit. /mᵻˈnəʊən/, /mʌɪˈnəʊən/, U.S. /məˈnoʊn/ Origin: From a proper name, combined with an English element. Etymons: proper name Mīnōs , -an suffix. Etymology: < classical Latin Mīnōs Minos (ancient Greek Μίνως), the name of a legendary king of Crete + -an suffix. Compare classical Latin Mīnōus, adjective, ancient Greek Μινῷος, adjective. A. adj. Of, relating to, characteristic of, or designating the Bronze Age civilization of Crete and neighbouring parts of the Aegean.The Bronze Age civilization centred on Crete is generally thought to have lasted from c3000 b.c. to around 1100 b.c. Impressive remains reveal the existence of large urban centres dominated by palaces decorated with elaborate frescoes. The precise chronology of the successive phases and ultimate collapse of this civilization remains controversial; it was formerly thought to have been destroyed by a huge volcanic eruption on the island of Thera (Santorini) around 1500 _b.c., but later evidence suggests that the civilization continued to flourish for some time after this disaster. ΘΚΠ the world > people > ethnicities > ancient peoples of Greece and the Aegean > [adjective] Pelasgianc1487 Ionical1566 Minyan1598 Pelasgic1715 Helladian1773 Minoan1830 proto-Greek1887 Keftian1929 the world > the earth > named regions of earth > Europe > Greece > [adjective] > Greek islands Ionic1483 Rhodiana1533 Candian1559 lesbian1559 Cretan1579 Ionian1579 Ortygian1582 Parianc1602 Lemnian1611 Carpathian1637 lesbic1659 Eubœan1660 Melian1684 Sciote1718 Minoan1830 Naxiote1859 Corfiote1877 Knossian1894 Siphnian1895 Cycladic1915 Leucadian1952 the mind > language > languages of the world > Indo-Hittite > [adjective] > Anatolian Lycian1841 Hittite1871 Minoan1931 Milyan1948 Palaic1950 society > communication > writing > system of writing > [adjective] > of specific languages > Minoan Minoan1931 1830 H. Tufnell & G. C. Lewis tr. K. O. Müller Hist. & Antiq. Doric Race I. i. i. 38 Here stood the Minoan town of Cnosus, with its harbour Heracleum and colony Apollonia. 1894 A. J. Evans in Jrnl. Hellenic Stud. 14 367 At a time when ‘Minoan’ Crete and Mycenaean Greece had..evolved independent systems of writing. 1902 Nature 20 Nov. 58/1 The dominion of the proud Minoan thalassocrats disappeared. 1921 Spectator 5 Mar. 293/1 A hanging lamp..with a yellow and orange shade with a sort of Minoan design on it in orange, terracotta, and black. 1931 Times Lit. Suppl. 16 Apr. 308/1 He makes free use of his belief that the language of the Minoan script is Greek. 1956 Jrnl. Hellenic Stud. 76 1 Documents in the script known as ‘Minoan Linear B’ were unearthed at Knossos in Crete over fifty years ago. 1966 C. H. Gordon (title) Evidence for the Minoan language. 1970 Oxf. Classical Dict. (ed. 2) 1060/2 A Minoan colony of pre-eruption days [at Thera] is being excavated. 1991 Antiquaries Jrnl. 51 104 The earliest published example of diffusion plating of silver is on a rivet from a mid-second millennium bc Minoan dagger. B. n. 1. A member of the Bronze Age civilization centred on Crete; a native or inhabitant of Minoan Crete or other parts of the Minoan world. ΘΚΠ the world > people > ethnicities > ancient peoples of Greece and the Aegean > [noun] > person Hellene1482 Pelasgianc1487 Ionian1542 Minyan1566 Minyae1567 Thracian1569 Ionic1577 Hellenian1598 Lapith1607 Minoan1902 Keftian1903 Thraco-Phrygian1946 society > communication > writing > system of writing > [noun] > of specific languages > Minoan Minoan1950 1902 Nature 20 Nov. 58/1 The hieroglyphic of their tutelary deity may have been used by the Minoans as a sort of heraldic device. 1950 G. E. Daniel Hundred Years Archæol. vi. 195 It seems likely that the language of the Minoans was Anatolian. 1970 W. Bray & D. Trump Dict. Archaeol. 149/1 ‘Minoan’ is strictly a cultural term. Surviving bones show that the Bronze Age Cretans were a racially mixed group. 1989 J. P. Mallory In Search of Indo-Europeans iii. 69 The Mycenaeans appear to have adapted a near relative of the Minoans' Linear A script to suit their own language. 1997 New Scientist 21 June 36/1 Archaeologists reasoned that the Minoans had been killed by hot ash raining down on Crete after the eruption. 2. The language or scripts associated with the Minoan civilization. See also Linear A n., Linear B n. at linear adj. 2b. ΘΚΠ the mind > language > languages of the world > Indo-Hittite > [noun] > Anatolian > Hittite > specific Hittite languages Palaic1921 Hattian1932 Minoan1942 1942 Man 42 113/2 We know that, both in Minoan, in Phœnician, and in Greek, a decimal system of numeration was in use. 1950 G. E. Daniel Hundred Years Archæol. vi. 195 Perhaps a bill of lading in Egyptian and Minoan. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2002; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.n.1830
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