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Anacreon
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noun
c570–c480 b.c.,
Greek writer, especially of
love
poems and drinking songs.
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Anacreon
(əˈnækrɪˌɒn, -ən)
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n
?572--?488
bc
, Greek lyric poet, noted for his short songs celebrating love and wine
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