Ancient Greek-English Dictionary Language

καλλιρρημοσύνη

First declension Noun; Feminine Transliteration:

Principal Part: καλλιρρημοσύνη

Structure: καλλιρρημοσυν (Stem) + η (Ending)

Etym.: from kallirrh/mwn

Sense

  1. elegance of language
  2. braggart language

Examples

  • ταῦτα λογιζομένῳ ἐπῄει μοι γελᾶν ἐπὶ τῇ καλλιρρημοσύνῃ αὐτοῦ. (Lucian, Dialogi deorum, 3:6)

Synonyms

  1. elegance of language

  2. braggart language

Source: Henry George Liddell. Robert Scott. "A Greek-English Lexicon". revised and augmented throughout by. Sir Henry Stuart Jones.

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