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Meaning of PHRYGIAN

Pronunciation:  'frijeeun

WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: [n]  a Thraco-Phrygian language spoken by the ancient inhabitants of Phrygia and now extinct--preserved only in a few inscriptions
 
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 See Also: Thraco-Phrygian

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
  1. \Phryg"i*an\, a. [L. Phrygius, Gr. ?, fr. ? 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.
    
  2. \Phryg"i*an\, n.
    1. A native or inhabitant of Phrygia.
    2. (Eccl. Hist.) A Montanist.
    
 
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