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aristarch

[ ar-uh-stahrk ]

noun

  1. a severe critic.

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  • Ari·starchi·an adjective

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Word History and Origins

Origin of aristarch1

1615–25; after Aristarchus of Samothrace, who, in editing Homer, rejected many lines as spurious interpolations

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Example Sentences

In some respects, the book will create surprise, particularly as to the private life and character of the great Aristarch.

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