Menander

[ muh-nan-der ]

/ məˈnæn dər /

noun

342?–291 b.c., Greek writer of comedies.

Words nearby Menander

ménage, ménage à trois, menagerie, Menai Strait, Menam, Menander, menaquinone, menarche, Menasha, menat, menazon

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Example sentences from the Web for Menander

Menander made a fine collection of them under the title of Sententi Monostich.
Proverb Lore|F. Edward Hulme
Menander and Molière have given the principal types to Comedy hitherto.
An Essay on Comedy|George Meredith
The saying "He that fights and runs away, shall live to fight another day," is as old as the days of Menander.
History of English Humour, Vol. 2 (of 2)|Alfred Guy Kingan L'Estrange
He is to be distinguished from an older Apollodorus of Gela (342-290), also a writer of comedy, a contemporary of Menander.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 3|Various

Yet there is an element of sophistry in these examples, placing them below the pithy sayings of Menander.
Studies of the Greek Poets (Vol II of 2)|John Addington Symonds

British Dictionary definitions for Menander

Menander

/ (məˈnændə) /

noun

?160 bc –?120 bc, Greek king of the Punjab. A Buddhist convert, he reigned over much of NW India

?342–?292 bc, Greek comic dramatist. The Dyskolos is his only complete extant comedy but others survive in adaptations by Terence and Plautus

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单词	menander
释义	Menander [ muh-nan-der ] / məˈnæn dər / noun 342?–291 b.c., Greek writer of comedies. Words nearby Menander ménage, ménage à trois, menagerie, Menai Strait, Menam, Menander, menaquinone, menarche, Menasha, menat, menazon Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for Menander Menander made a fine collection of them under the title of Sententi Monostich. Proverb Lore\|F. Edward Hulme Menander and Molière have given the principal types to Comedy hitherto. An Essay on Comedy\|George Meredith The saying "He that fights and runs away, shall live to fight another day," is as old as the days of Menander. History of English Humour, Vol. 2 (of 2)\|Alfred Guy Kingan L'Estrange He is to be distinguished from an older Apollodorus of Gela (342-290), also a writer of comedy, a contemporary of Menander. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 3\|Various Yet there is an element of sophistry in these examples, placing them below the pithy sayings of Menander. Studies of the Greek Poets (Vol II of 2)\|John Addington Symonds British Dictionary definitions for Menander Menander / (məˈnændə) / noun ?160 bc –?120 bc, Greek king of the Punjab. A Buddhist convert, he reigned over much of NW India ?342–?292 bc, Greek comic dramatist. The Dyskolos is his only complete extant comedy but others survive in adaptations by Terence and Plautus 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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