Helen Fenton

Atheling: Definition and part of speech

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Atheling

  1. n. An Anglo-Saxon prince or nobleman; esp., the heir apparent or a prince of the royal family.

The word meanings were obtained from OPTED(The Online Plain Text English Dictionary), which is based on “The Project Gutenberg Etext of Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary” which is in turn based on the 1913 US Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary (See Project Gutenburg), as a text file.

Athenaeum: Definition and part of speech

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Athenaeum

  1. n. A building or an apartment where a library, periodicals, and newspapers are kept for use.
  2. n. A temple of Athene, at Athens, in which scholars and poets were accustomed to read their works and instruct students.
  3. n. A school founded at Rome by Hadrian.
  4. n. A literary or scientific association or club.

The word meanings were obtained from OPTED(The Online Plain Text English Dictionary), which is based on “The Project Gutenberg Etext of Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary” which is in turn based on the 1913 US Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary (See Project Gutenburg), as a text file.

Athenian: Definition and part of speech

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Athenian

  1. n. A native or citizen of Athens.
  2. a. Of or pertaining to Athens, the metropolis of Greece.

The word meanings were obtained from OPTED(The Online Plain Text English Dictionary), which is based on “The Project Gutenberg Etext of Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary” which is in turn based on the 1913 US Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary (See Project Gutenburg), as a text file.

Atherine: Definition and part of speech

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Atherine

  1. n. A small marine fish of the family Atherinidae, having a silvery stripe along the sides. The European species (Atherina presbyter) is used as food. The American species (Menidia notata) is called silversides and sand smelt. See Silversides.

The word meanings were obtained from OPTED(The Online Plain Text English Dictionary), which is based on “The Project Gutenberg Etext of Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary” which is in turn based on the 1913 US Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary (See Project Gutenburg), as a text file.