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Heraclid
Her·a·clid
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ˈhɛr
ə
klɪd
/
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[
her
-
uh
-klid
]
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noun,
plural
Her·a·cli·dae
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ˌhɛr
əˈklaɪ
di
/
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her-
uh
-
klahy
-dee
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.
a person claiming
descent
from Hercules, especially one of the Dorian aristocracy of Sparta.
Related forms
Her·a·cli·dan
/
ˌhɛr
əˈklaɪd
n
/
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[
her-
uh
-
klahyd
-n
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,
adjective
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Heraclid
or
Heraklid
(ˈhɛrəklɪd)
—
n
,
pl
Heraclidae
,
Heraklidae
any person claiming descent from Hercules, esp one of the Dorian aristocrats of Sparta
Heraklid
or
Heraklid
(ˈhɛrəklɪd, ˌhɛrəˈklaɪdiː)
—
n
Heraclidan
or
Heraklid
—
adj
Heraklidan
or
Heraklid
—
adj
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
2009 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009
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a chattering or flighty, light-headed person.
a stew of meat, vegetables, potatoes, etc.
a fool or simpleton; ninny.
an arrangement of five objects, as trees, in a square or rectangle, one at each corner and one in the middle.
a children's mummer's parade, as on the Fourth of July, with prizes for the best costumes.
a fool or simpleton; ninny.
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