seleucid
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Seleucid¹
- /səˈluːsɪd/
Where it comes from
From Latin Seleucides, from Ancient Greek Σελευκίδης (Seleukídēs), named after Seleucus I Nicator. Equivalent to Seleucus + -id.
adjective
- Relating to the Greek-Macedonian dynasty which ruled (312–63 BCE) an empire created by Seleucus out of the eastern conquests of Alexander the Great. The Seleucid and Dendera Zodiacs are illustrations of the pictograph tradition from the 5th phase, showing the zodiac plus the four ‘parazodiacal’ animals (crow, serpent, eagle, and southern fish).
noun Seleucids · Seleucides · Seleucidae
- A member of this dynasty.
seleucid²
noun seleucids
- Any member of the Seleucidae.
Translations
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adj relating to the dynasty
| Español | seléucida |
|---|---|
| Português | selêucida |
| Français | séleucide |
| Deutsch | seleukidisch |
| Italiano | seleucidico |
| Русский | селевкидский selevkidskij |
| العربية | سِلُوقِيّ silūqiyy |
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