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adj
Of, relating to, or designating papilionid butterflies of the genus Parnassius or the subfamily Parnassiinae, consisting of the apollo butterflies.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
Topics: biology, entomology, natural-sciences
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adj
Of or relating to Parnassus, as the source of literary (especially poetic) inspiration; (hence) of or belonging to poetry.
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Synonyms: poetic
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adj
Of or relating to a style of poetry or language which can only be created by poets, but not in the language of inspiration.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: communications, journalism, literature, media, poetry, publishing, writing
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adj
Of or relating to the Parnassianism movement of French poetry in the years 1850 to 1900, whose adherents rejected Romanticism and instead favored classicism with its formal structure and emotional detachment.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: historical
Topics: literature, media, publishing
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noun
A papilionid butterfly of the holarctic alpine genus Parnassius or the subfamily Parnassiinae; an apollo butterfly.
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Topics: biology, entomology, natural-sciences
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noun
A poet.
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Usage: rare
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noun
A French poet of the Parnassianism movement.
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History
From Parnassus, from Latin Parnassus, from Ancient Greek Παρνασσός (Parnassós).
