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pe·las·gi·an I. \-_jēən, -gē-\ noun (-s) Usage: usually capitalized Etymology: Greek pelasgios, adjective, Pelasgian (from Pelasgoi) + English -an, n. suffix 1. : one of an ancient people or group of peoples mentioned by classical writers as earlier inhabitants of Greece and the eastern islands of the Mediterranean — compare minoan, mycenaean, philistine 2. : a putative Indo-European language of the Pelasgians II. adjective Usage: usually capitalized Etymology: Greek pelasgios, adjective, Pelasgian + English -an, adjective suffix 1. : of, relating to, or characteristic of the Pelasgians 2. : of, relating to, or characteristic of the Pelasgian language |