gordian

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Gordian^¹

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From Gordius + -an or Gordium + -an.

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Of or pertaining to Gordium (now Yassihüyük in Turkey), capital of Phrygia.
Of or pertaining to Gordius, king of Phrygia
Of the Gordian knot.
Twisted; convoluted; tied as a knot. […] cloſe the Serpent ſly, Inſinuating, wove with Gordian twine His braided train, […]

proper noun

Gordianus, name of three Roman emperors.

gordian^²

adjective

alternative, not comparable Alternative form of Gordian The final disentanglement of sister chromatids can only be achieved by cleavage of the "gordian knot" by separin.

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"gordian." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/gordian. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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gordian. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/gordian

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"gordian." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/gordian.

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@misc{gordian_2026,
  title = {gordian},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/gordian},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}