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English

Pronunciation

Co-rin*thi-an

ko-RIN-thee-ahn

Etymology

Corinth or Corinthia|Corinth(ia)+ -ian

Noun

  1. An inhabitant or a resident of Corinth, and its suburbs.
  2. An inhabitant, a resident of; a thing that originates from Corinthia
  3. A well-dressed nineteenth-century Englishman of high social standing and wealth who was a neck-or-nothing rider of fine horseflesh, an accurate shot with dueling pistols, a swordsman of distinction, and an amateur pugilist who had learned the art and science of boxing.


Translations

ru:Corinthian

GNU Project's publication of CIDE, the Collaborative International Dictionary of English Corinthian \Co*rin"thi*an\, n.
1. A native or inhabitant of Corinth.
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2. A gay, licentious person. [Obs.]
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3. A man of fashion given to pleasuring or sport; a
fashionable man about town; esp., a man of means who
drives his own horse, sails his own yacht, or the like.
[Webster 1913 Suppl.]
GNU Project's publication of CIDE, the Collaborative International Dictionary of English Corinthian \Co*rin"thi*an\ (-an), a.
1. Of or relating to Corinth.
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2. (Arch.) Of or pertaining to the Corinthian order of
architecture, invented by the Greeks, but more commonly
used by the Romans.
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This is the lightest and most ornamental of the
three orders used by the Greeks. --Parker.
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3. Debauched in character or practice; impure. --Milton.
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4. Of or pertaining to an amateur sailor or yachtsman; as, a
corinthian race (one in which the contesting yachts must
be manned by amateurs.)
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WordNet Corinthian
adj 1: most ornate of the three orders of classical Greek
architecture [ant: doric, ionic]
2: of or relating to or characteristic of Corinth or its
inhabitants
n 1: a man devoted to the pursuit of pleasure [syn: playboy, man-about-town]
2: a resident of Corinth
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