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Webster 1913 Edition
Phrygian
Phryg′i-an
,p
rop.
Adj.
[L.
Phrygius
, Gr. Φρύγιος
, fr. Φρυγία
Phrygia, a country of Asia Minor.] Of or pertaining to Phrygia, or to its inhabitants.
Phrygian mode
(Mus.)
, one of the ancient Greek modes, very bold and vehement in style; – so called because fabled to have been invented by the Phrygian
Marsyas
. Moore (Encyc. of Music).
– Phrygian stone
, a light, spongy stone, resembling a pumice, – used by the ancients in dyeing, and said to be drying and astringent.
Phryg′i-an
,p
rop.
Noun.
1.
A native or inhabitant of Phrygia.
2.
(Eccl. Hist.)
A Montanist.
Webster 1828 Edition
Phrygian
PHRYG'IAN
,Adj.
Phrygian stone, a stone described by the ancients,used in dyeing; a light spungy stone resembling a pumice, said to be drying and stringent.
Definition 2024
Phrygian
Phrygian
English
Adjective
Phrygian (not comparable)
- Of or relating to Phrygia, its people, or their culture.
- In the Phrygian language.
Derived terms
Derived terms
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Translations
of or relating to Phrygia, its people or their culture
in the Phrygian language
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Noun
Phrygian (plural Phrygians)
- A native or inhabitant of Phrygia.
Translations
native or inhabitant of Phrygia
Proper noun
Phrygian
- The language of the Phrygian people.
- (music) Phrygian mode
Translations
language
See also
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Phrygian on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- Phrygian language on Wikipedia.Wikipedia