aristarch

/ˈæɹɪstɑːk/

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Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

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noun

"Let no Ariſtarch of learning diſdain performances of this kind."
"Then let these Aristarchs read the geographer Morse; they will then see that the good Penn, however concerned he may have been with spiritual good, did not for all that neglect the goods of this world."

From the Latin Aristarchus, from the Ancient Greek Ἀρίσταρχος (Arístarkhos) (Aristarkhos; “Aristarchus of Samothrace”, a severe critic of Homeric poetry).

Aristarchs (plural) Aristarchus (alternative)

Aristarchian

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How do you pronounce aristarch?

The recorded pronunciation is /ˈæɹɪstɑːk/.

What does aristarch mean?

A severe critic.

Where does aristarch come from?

From the Latin Aristarchus, from the Ancient Greek Ἀρίσταρχος (Arístarkhos) (Aristarkhos; “Aristarchus of Samothrace”, a severe critic of Homeric poetry).

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