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Alcibiades
Al·ci·bi·a·des
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səˈbaɪ
əˌdiz
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noun
450?–404 b.c,
Athenian politician and general.
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Al·ci·bi·a·de·an,
adjective
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Alcibiades
(ˌælsɪˈbaɪəˌdiːz)
—
n
450--404
bc
, Athenian statesman and general in the Peloponnesian War: brilliant, courageous, and unstable, he defected to the Spartans in 415, but returned and led the Athenian victories at Abydos (411) and Cyzicus (410)
Alcibia'dean
—
adj
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