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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF PIERIAN SPRING

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Pierian Spring is a noun.
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WHAT DOES PIERIAN SPRING MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Pierian Spring

In Greek mythology, the Pierian Spring of Macedonia was sacred to the Muses. As the metaphorical source of knowledge of art and science, it was popularized by a couplet in Alexander Pope's poem "An Essay on Criticism": "A little learning is a dang'rous thing;/Drink deep, or taste not the Pierian spring." The Pierian spring is sometimes confused with the Castalian Spring.

Definition of Pierian Spring in the English dictionary

The definition of Pierian Spring in the dictionary is a sacred fountain in Pieria, in Greece, fabled to inspire those who drank from it.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE PIERIAN SPRING

Pieria
Pierian
pierid
Pierides
pieridine
pieris
Piero della Francesca
Piero di Cosimo
pierogi
Pierre
pierrette
Pierrot
piert
Piesporter

WORDS THAT END LIKE PIERIAN SPRING

air spring
Arab Spring
bedspring
box spring
bring
coil spring
dayspring
hairspring
handspring
hot spring
Houghton-le-Spring
leaf spring
mainspring
offspring
respring
spring
sulphur spring
thermal spring
upspring
valve spring
wellspring

Synonyms and antonyms of Pierian Spring in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «Pierian Spring» into 25 languages

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

Translator English - Chinese

Pierian春
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

Pierian primavera
570 millions of speakers

English

Pierian Spring
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

Pierian स्प्रिंग
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

Pierian الربيع
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

источник вдохновения
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

Pierian Primavera
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

পিয়ারিয়ান বসন্ত
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

Pierian printemps
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Pierian Spring
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Pierian Frühling
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

詩的な春
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

Pierian 봄
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Pierian Spring
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

Pierian mùa xuân
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

பியர் வசந்தம்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

पियरियन वसंत ऋतु
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Pierian Bahar
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

Pierian Primavera
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

Pierian Wiosna
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

джерело натхнення
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

Pierian de primăvară
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

Πιέρια Άνοιξη
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

Pierian lente
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

Pierian Spring
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

Pieria Spring
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of Pierian Spring

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «PIERIAN SPRING»

The term «Pierian Spring» is used very little and occupies the 164.323 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about Pierian Spring

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «PIERIAN SPRING»

Discover the use of Pierian Spring in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to Pierian Spring and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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The Tang of Glue
Journal of Humane Medicine and the Medical Humanities Cali fornia Autumn in Ball State University Forum El Dorado in Waterways Giving Up the Ghost of Love in Pierian Spring The Homestead in Pierian Spring and Waterways The Monet ...
Mary K. Lindberg, 2007
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Discovery Toolkit Volume 3: Across the Curriculum (CD-ROM)
Disc contains a compilation of royalty-free photos, sounds, artwork, animation, text, and video clips that can be used to create multimedia projects. Volume 3 covers geography, math, science, language arts, and other curriculum areas.
Pierian Spring Software (Firm), 1998
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Noetes ambrosianæ
Tickler. All ranks cannot have education. Mullion. I agree with Mr. Tickler. " A little learning is a dangerous thing ; Drink deep, or taste not, the Pierian spring." Shepherd. Oh, man. Mullion ! but you're a great gowk ! What the mair dangerous are ...
John Wilson, Robert Shelton Mackenzie, James Hogg, 1854
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Belgravia
or refrain from touching altogether the Pierian spring ? Let me see, where was the Pierian spring ? I turn up the index to Dr. Dymock's Ovid. Well, here is Pierus, a mountain in Macedon, from which the district was called Pieria. The Pierian ...
Mary Elizabeth Braddon, 1869
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Blackwood's Edinburgh magazine
Yet scholars love to soothe their souls, in quietude, with something scholarly ; and how pleasant to gather a flower or two from the Pierian spring ! In the deepest day of our winter no snow lies there ; that margin is ever green ; and the smell, ...
‎1833
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Noctes Ambrosianae: By the late John Wilson ... and others. ...
Tickler. All ranks cannot have education. Mullion. I agree with Mr. Tickler. " A little learning is a dangerous thing ; Drink deep, or taste not, the Pierian spring." Shepherd. Oh, man. Mullion ! but you're a great gowk ! What the mair dangerous are ...
John Wilson, 1863
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The Life of Sir John Franklin, R.N.
Henry Duff Traill. 1832 THE PIERIAN SPRING the night, he said, it being very hot so that he could not sleep, he had been making some verses on Salamis, which we had passed the evening before. 'C'est bien peu de chose, Madame,' said he ...
Henry Duff Traill, 2012
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Noctes Ambrosianæ
Drink deep, or taste not the Pierian spring." Shepherd. Oh, man, Mullion ! but you' re a great gowk ! What the mair dangerous are ye wi' your little learning ? There's no a mair harmless creature than yoursel, man, amang a' the contributors.
John Wilson, James Frederick Ferrier, James Hogg, 1864
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Loaded Words
not “a little knowledge,” that is a dangerous thing—and the distinction is significant.4 The “learning” that Pope urged in the “Essay on Criticism” came from the Pierian Spring, a spring sacred to the Muses (though “Pierian Spring” is today also, ...
Marjorie Garber, 2012
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The Witlings and The Woman-Hater
... friend, I should scarce forbear commisserating your situation in being 225 dependant upon that Woman. I hardly know a more insufferable Being, for having , unfortunately, just tasted the Pierian Spring, she has acquired that little knowledge ...
Frances Burney, Peter Sabor, Geoffrey Sill, 2002

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «PIERIAN SPRING»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term Pierian Spring is used in the context of the following news items.
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Area's elder learning programs pool their resources
SCALL president Bob Carlson, who is also director emeritus of Pierian Spring, says the four institutions create a learning center that is greater ... «Sarasota Herald-Tribune, Jul 15»
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Mary Zahran: Bard's plays transcend time, place
"A little learning is a dangerous thing; Drink deep, or taste not the Pierian spring." Alexander Pope. By Mary Zahran. Dana Dusbiber, an English ... «Fayetteville Observer, Jun 15»
3
Nine Ladies Dancing: The Muses on Ancient Coins
Another story places their home beside the Pierian spring, at the foot of Mount Olympos (2,919 meters, or 9,570 ft.). Chief among them was ... «CoinWeek, May 15»
4
Creating a Conceptual Wedding Photo of a Sideways World in a Bar
A few years back Alex Pope wrote, “A little Learning is a dang'rous Thing; Drink deep, or taste not the Pierian Spring,” which spawned an ... «PetaPixel, Feb 15»
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Editorial: Expand the Humanities Sequence
... malleable distribution requirements, students who yearn to drink deeply from the Pierian Spring must cobble together their own curriculum. «The Daily Princetonian, Oct 14»
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Drink Deep: The Link Between Education and Productivity
It's misleading because the full quote by Alexander Pope is, "A little learning is a dangerous thing; Drink deep, or taste not the Pierian spring," ... «Huffington Post, Oct 14»
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The Irrationality of Not Vaccinating Almost Every Child
... thing; Drink deep, or taste not the Pierian spring; There shallow draughts intoxicate the brain, And drinking deeply sobers one again.". «Wall Street Journal, Sep 14»
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Facts Matter In A Discourse
... hence one (in this case you so called "Christopher Matthews") should drink deep or taste not the Pierian spring" before galloping into issues ... «Perspective, Sep 14»
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Column: A little learning is a dangerous thing; more is better
Pope wrote “A little learning is a dangerous thing; drink deep, or taste not the Pierian spring: there shallow draughts intoxicate the brain, and ... «Richmond News, Aug 14»
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David Cameron should do some homework before sounding off …
Drink deep, or taste not the Pierian spring” warned Pope. We have the right to expect our politicians to drink a little deeper before sounding off ... «The Independent, Aug 14»

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