lyncean

[ lin-see-uhn ]

/ lɪnˈsi ən /

adjective

of or relating to a lynx; lynxlike.

lynx-eyed; sharp-sighted.

Origin of lyncean

<Latin lyncē(us) sharp-sighted (<Greek lýnkeios like a lynx, equivalent to lynk-,stem of lýnxlynx + -eios adj. suffix) + -an

Words nearby lyncean

lymphotrophic, lymph varix, lymph vessel, Lynagh, Lynbrook, lyncean, lynch, Lynchburg, lynchet, lynch law, lynchpin

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Example sentences from the Web for lyncean

Galileo's part of this controversy was published at Rome by the Lyncean Academy in 1613.
The Life of Galileo Galilei, with Illustrations of the Advancement of Experimental Philosophy|John Elliot Drinkwater Bethune
One of the most important of these was the Lyncean Society, founded about the year 1611, Galileo himself being a member.
A History of Science, Volume 2(of 5)|Henry Smith Williams
O for that Lyncean eye that can discover in the acorn of Error the rooted and widely spreading oak of Misery!
Letters of Samuel Taylor Coleridge, Vol. I (of 2)|Samuel Taylor Coleridge

British Dictionary definitions for lyncean

lyncean

/ (lɪnˈsiːən) /

adjective

of or resembling a lynx

rare having keen sight

Word Origin for lyncean

C17: probably via Latin, from Greek Lunkeios concerning Lunkeos, an Argonaut renowned for his sharpsightedness, from lunx lynx

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单词	lyncean
释义	lyncean [ lin-see-uhn ] / lɪnˈsi ən / adjective of or relating to a lynx; lynxlike. lynx-eyed; sharp-sighted. Origin of lyncean <Latin lyncē(us) sharp-sighted (<Greek lýnkeios like a lynx, equivalent to lynk-,stem of lýnxlynx + -eios adj. suffix) + -an Words nearby lyncean lymphotrophic, lymph varix, lymph vessel, Lynagh, Lynbrook, lyncean, lynch, Lynchburg, lynchet, lynch law, lynchpin Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for lyncean Galileo's part of this controversy was published at Rome by the Lyncean Academy in 1613. The Life of Galileo Galilei, with Illustrations of the Advancement of Experimental Philosophy\|John Elliot Drinkwater Bethune One of the most important of these was the Lyncean Society, founded about the year 1611, Galileo himself being a member. A History of Science, Volume 2(of 5)\|Henry Smith Williams O for that Lyncean eye that can discover in the acorn of Error the rooted and widely spreading oak of Misery! Letters of Samuel Taylor Coleridge, Vol. I (of 2)\|Samuel Taylor Coleridge British Dictionary definitions for lyncean lyncean / (lɪnˈsiːən) / adjective of or resembling a lynx rare having keen sight Word Origin for lyncean C17: probably via Latin, from Greek Lunkeios concerning Lunkeos, an Argonaut renowned for his sharpsightedness, from lunx lynx Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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