adj · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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US:/ˌzi.noʊˈfɑn.tɪk/
rhymes with -ɒntɪk
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adj
Meaning 1
Of or relating to the language or style of Xenophon.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: literary, relational
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By surface analysis, Xenophon (“Greek historian and philosopher”) + -tic (adjectival suffix), though possibly derived from Ancient Greek, as suggested by the adjectival suffix being -tic (from Ancient Greek -τῐκός (-tĭkós)), as opposed to -ic (from Latin -icus).
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