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colophonian

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Col⋅o⋅pho⋅ni⋅an

  [kol-uh-foh-nee-uhn]
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–noun
1. a native of Colophon.
2. the, Antimachus (def. 1).
–adjective
3. of or pertaining to Colophon.
Origin:
< L colophōni(us) (< Gk; see colophony ) + -an

An⋅tim⋅a⋅chus

  [an-tim-uh-kuhs]
–noun
1. Also called the Colophonian. fl. c410 b.c. Greek poet.
2. (in the Iliad) a chieftain who believed that the Trojans should not return Helen to Menelaus.
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