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mi·le·sian
I. \mə̇ˈlēzhən, (ˈ)mī|l-, -ēshən\ adjective
Usage: usually capitalized
Etymology: Latin milesius Milesian (from Greek milēsios, from Milētus Miletus) + English -an
1. : of or belonging to the ancient city of Miletus, Asia Minor, or to its residents
2. : belonging or relating to a Milesian school of nature philosophers of the 6th century B.C. who were mainly concerned with the basal stuff of which the world is made — compare anaximandrian, thalesian
II. noun
(-s)
Usage: usually capitalized
1. : a native or resident of ancient Miletus
2. : a member of the Milesian school
III. adjective
Usage: usually capitalized
Etymology: Milesius (Miledh), mythical Spanish king whose followers are supposed to have conquered Ireland about 1300 B.C. and are regarded as the ancestors of most of the Irish + English -an
: belonging or relating to the legendary earliest Celts of Ireland; broadly : irish
< the banshee haunts only members of the high Milesian race — Padraic Colum >
IV. noun
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Usage: usually capitalized
: one of a legendary early Celtic people of Ireland said to have come from Spain; broadly : irishman
< a true Milesian, pious Catholic, and descendant of King Somebody — Anthony Trollope > |