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PRONUNCIATION OF PHAEACIAN

Phaeacian  [fiːˈeɪʃən] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF PHAEACIAN

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Phaeacian is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES PHAEACIAN MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Phaeacian

Scheria

Scheria —also known as Scherie or Phaeacia—was a region in Greek mythology, first mentioned in Homer's Odyssey as the home of the Phaeacians and the last destination of Odysseus in his 10-year journey before returning home to Ithaca.

Definition of Phaeacian in the English dictionary

The definition of Phaeacian in the dictionary is one of a race of people inhabiting the island of Scheria visited by Odysseus on his way home from the Trojan War.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH PHAEACIAN


affiliation
əˌfɪlɪˈeɪʃən
appreciation
əˌpriːʃɪˈeɪʃən
Asian
ˈeɪʃən
association
əˌsəʊsɪˈeɪʃən
aviation
ˌeɪvɪˈeɪʃən
creation
kriːˈeɪʃən
Croatian
krəʊˈeɪʃən
devaluation
diːˌvæljuːˈeɪʃən
deviation
ˌdiːvɪˈeɪʃən
evaluation
ɪˌvæljʊˈeɪʃən
fructuation
ˌfrʌktjuːˈeɪʃən
graduation
ˌɡrædjʊˈeɪʃən
humiliation
hjuːˌmɪlɪˈeɪʃən
negotiation
nɪˌɡəʊʃɪˈeɪʃən
radiation
ˌreɪdɪˈeɪʃən
recreation
ˌrɛkrɪˈeɪʃən
situation
ˌsɪtjʊˈeɪʃən
undervaluation
ˈʌndəˌvæljuːˈeɪʃən
valuation
ˌvæljʊˈeɪʃən
variation
ˌvɛərɪˈeɪʃən

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE PHAEACIAN

Phaedra
Phaedrus
phaeic
phaeism
phaelonion
phaenogam
phaenogamic
phaenogamous
phaenology
phaenomenon
phaenotype
phaeomelanin
Phaethon

WORDS THAT END LIKE PHAEACIAN

Aurignacian
clinician
Dacian
electrician
Galician
geriatrician
Grecian
Laplacian
Lucian
magician
mathematician
musician
obstetrician
optician
pediatrician
physician
politician
statistician
technician
Thracian

Synonyms and antonyms of Phaeacian in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «Phaeacian» into 25 languages

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The translations of Phaeacian from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «Phaeacian» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

Phaeacian
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

Phaeacian
570 millions of speakers

English

Phaeacian
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

Phaeacian
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

Phaeacian
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

Phaeacian
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

Phaeacian
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

Phaeacian
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

Phaeacian
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Phaeacian
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Phaeacian
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

Phaeacian
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

Phaeacian
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Phaeacian
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

Phaeacian
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

Phaeacian
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

फिएसीयन
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Phaeacian
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

Feaci
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

Phaeacian
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

Phaeacian
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

Phaeacian
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

Φαιάκων
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

Phaeacian
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

Phaeacian
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

Phaeacian
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of Phaeacian

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «PHAEACIAN»

The term «Phaeacian» is used very little and occupies the 186.537 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «PHAEACIAN» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «Phaeacian» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «Phaeacian» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about Phaeacian

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «PHAEACIAN»

Discover the use of Phaeacian in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to Phaeacian and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Homer between History and Fiction in Imperial Greek Literature
by attributing the lies, not to Homer, but to Odysseus.46 One might have expected , given the issues under discussion – lying, fantastic myths, and historiographical works – that Homer would be criticized for composing the Phaeacian tales, ...
Lawrence Kim, 2010
2
The Invention and Gendering of Epicurus
Lucretius' survey of needless extravagances here alludes directly to particular Phaeacian pleasures. The description of the golden statues (DRN 2.27—29) is a close paraphrase of Odyssey 7.100—102, where Homer's lamp-bearing “golden  ...
Pamela Gordon, 2012
3
The Stranger's Welcome: Oral Theory and the Aesthetics of ...
Odysseus, then, moves from one pole to the other within the semantic range of the term ^eivoc; — though it could be argued that this is due rather to his own heroic abilities than to Phaeacian charity. Yet it seems unproductive, and even ...
Steve Reece, 1992
4
The Phaeacian Episode of the Odyssey: As Comprised in the ...
This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the original.
Homer, 2009
5
Virgil's Augustan Epic
The inclusion of noncompetitive dancing and singing further differentiates the Phaeacian games from those of Iliad 23. But for all this the Phaeacian games still make a further curious indirect bow to the main event of the iliadic games. Alcinous ...
Francis Cairns, 1989
6
A Narratological Commentary on the Odyssey
The narratees, recalling Zeus's words in 5.37—40, may conclude that the Phaeacian episode has fulfilled its divinely planned purpose. 49-62 An instance of the *'(collective) libation' type-scene: (i) proposal for a libation, which also states its ...
Irene J. F. de Jong, 2001
7
The Phaeacian Episode of the Odyssey: As Comprised in the ...
This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923.
‎2012
8
The Phaeacian Episode of the Odyssey; As Comprised in the ...
This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1882 edition.
Homer, Homer, 2010
9
The Odyssey Re-formed
The banqueters are to leave the palace and compete in games so Odysseus can tell his friends about Phaeacian preeminence in boxing, wrestling, jumping, and running. As yet Odysseus has been provided little basis for praising Phaeacian ...
Frederick Ahl, 1996
10
The Renewal of Epic: Responses to Homer in the Argonautica ...
Comparison with Apollonius' own Phaeacian episode in Book 4 shows that he fragments his models, using different passages or exploring the same passage from different angles. It is possible that Homer's Phaeacian episode and the ...
Virginia H. Knight, 1995

8 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «PHAEACIAN»

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1
'Grey's Anatomy' season 11, episode 10 recap: The great journey
He is the final Phaeacian the team needs. Before they can secure a map, the Lotus Eater starts to bleed and it is time to attack. The doctors rally ... «Hypable, Feb 15»
2
Scenes from the Odyssey in Ancient Art
Odysseus asks for the assistance of the Phaeacian princess Nausicaä while she and her handmaidens are bathing by a river. Nausicaa gives ... «OUPblog, Jul 14»
3
Commerce and Art
In the Odyssey, Odysseus is insulted when a Phaeacian thinks Odysseus is a trader because Odysseus declines to participate in an athletic ... «The Weekly Standard, Jun 13»
4
The Odyssey HD review
The second deals with flashbacks of his adventures since leaving Troy, which he recounts for Phaeacian king Alcinous, while the third covers ... «Adventure Gamers, Nov 12»
5
Lessons In Healing: Vietnam Vets Find Solace Through "Soldier's …
Personal reflections from this year's trip are poetically documented by John Becknell in his blog, "The Phaeacian Project." Although not a ... «Huffington Post, Feb 12»
6
Hayao Miyazaki's 'Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind' as personal …
... two sources: One was the original Nausicäa, the Phaeacian princess who cares for the shipwrecked Odysseus in Book Six of “The Odyssey. «Los Angeles Times, Apr 11»
7
Epic Endeavors
... makes you wonder whether there's any more reason for us to “believe” the stories that Odysseus tells his Phaeacian audience (the Cyclops, ... «New Yorker, Mar 10»
8
Review: A Restless Anthropologist: Primo Levi's “A Tranquil Star”
... a Homeric one, tells a Phaeacian audience of the harsh blows he has endured – the “bear meat,” in Levi's words, that “taste[s] of being strong ... «Zeek, Jul 07»

REFERENCE
« EDUCALINGO. Phaeacian [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/phaeacian>. Apr 2024 ».
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