abderian
/æbˈdɪɹ.i.ən/
adj 3noun 1
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1ABDERIAN + NOUN
temperament
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adj
1
Of or belonging to Abdera or its people.
2
Alternative form of abderian.
noun
1
An inhabitant or native of Abdera.
He regrets that his lines had not fallen in the pleasant places of the past — among the intelligent Abderians of whom it is said, when Hippocrates came to their city to cure Democritus of his madness, not only the men, but also the women and children […] went forth to meet him.
adj
1
Foolish; absurd; ridiculous; inclined to incessant merriment or laughter.
an abderian temperament
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He regrets that his lines had not fallen in the pleasant places of the past — among the intelligent Abderians of whom it is said, when Hippocrates came to their city to cure Democritus of his madness,
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an abderian temperament
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