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PRONUNCIATION OF PRIAPIC

priapic  [praɪˈæpɪk] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF PRIAPIC

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Priapic is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES PRIAPIC MEAN IN ENGLISH?

priapic

Priapus

In Greek mythology, Priapus or Priapos, was a minor rustic fertility god, protector of livestock, fruit plants, gardens and male genitalia. Priapus is marked by his oversized, permanent erection, which gave rise to the medical term priapism. He became a popular figure in Roman erotic art and Latin literature, and is the subject of the often humorously obscene collection of verse called the Priapeia.

Definition of priapic in the English dictionary

The definition of priapic in the dictionary is of or relating to Priapus.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH PRIAPIC


anisotropic
ænˌaɪsəʊˈtrɒpɪk
biopic
ˈbaɪəʊˌpɪk
endoscopic
ˌendəʊˈskɒpɪk
epic
ˈɛpɪk
hydrotherapic
ˌhaɪdrəʊθɪˈræpɪk
isotropic
ˌaɪsəʊˈtrɒpɪk
jalapic
dʒəˈlæpɪk
macroscopic
ˌməkrəʊˈskɒpɪk
microscopic
ˌmaɪkrəˈskɒpɪk
off-topic
ˌɒfˈtɒpɪk
Olympic
əˈlɪmpɪk
phenotypic
ˌfiːnəʊˈtɪpɪk
philanthropic
ˌfɪlənˈθrɒpɪk
pic
pɪk
pick
pɪk
spectroscopic
ˈspɛktrəskɒpɪk
telescopic
ˌtɛlɪˈskɒpɪk
toothpick
ˈtuːθˌpɪk
topic
ˈtɒpɪk
tropic
ˈtrɒpɪk

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE PRIAPIC

prial
Priam
priapean
priapism
Priapus
Pribilof Islands
price
price bracket
price break
Price Commission
price competitiveness
price control
price cut
price cutting
price discrimination
price escalation
price freeze
price inflation
price leadership
price limit

WORDS THAT END LIKE PRIAPIC

adrenocorticotropic
anthropic
atopic
ectopic
Ethiopic
fluoroscopic
heterotopic
hygroscopic
inotropic
isotopic
laparoscopic
Messapic
Paralympic
psychotropic
spic
stereoscopic
stroboscopic
Tepic
thixotropic
typic

Synonyms and antonyms of priapic in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «priapic» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF PRIAPIC

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Translator English - Chinese

春药
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

priápico
570 millions of speakers

English

priapic
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

priapic
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

priapic
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

priapic
278 millions of speakers

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priápica
270 millions of speakers

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priapic
260 millions of speakers

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priapic
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Priapic
190 millions of speakers

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priapic
180 millions of speakers

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priapic
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

priapic
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Priapic
85 millions of speakers
vi

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priapic
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

இலிங்க உரு
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

प्रियापिक
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

priapic
70 millions of speakers

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priapica
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

priapic
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

priapic
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

priapic
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

priapic
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

priapic
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

priapiska
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

priapic
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of priapic

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «PRIAPIC»

The term «priapic» is normally little used and occupies the 133.946 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «PRIAPIC» OVER TIME

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

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «PRIAPIC»

Discover the use of priapic in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to priapic and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Marriage Ceremonies and Priapic Rites in India and the East
This scarce antiquarian book is a selection from Kessinger Publishing's Legacy Reprint Series.
A Member Of The Royal Asiatic Society, 2010
2
Wicca: A Year and a Day - 366 Days of Spiritual Practice in ...
Many old customs surround the making and using of priapic wands to encourage fertility and abundance. Today you will learn an old method for making the priapic wand,which you will use in tomorrow's practice. What You'll Need: • A branch ...
Timothy Roderick, 2005
3
Phallic and Priapic Symbolism
THIS 8 PAGE ARTICLE WAS EXTRACTED FROM THE BOOK: Symbolical Language of Ancient Art and Mythology, by Richard Payne Knight. To purchase the entire book, please order ISBN 1564594106.
Richard Payne Knight, 2010
4
The Goat and Priapic Orgies According to Ancient Art and ...
THIS 8 PAGE ARTICLE WAS EXTRACTED FROM THE BOOK: Symbolical Language of Ancient Art and Mythology, by Richard Payne Knight. To purchase the entire book, please order ISBN 1564594106.
Richard Payne Knight, 2010
5
A Discourse on the Worship of Priapus, and Its Connection ...
Barrenness in women, Priapic symbols for the cure of, 142. Becan, account of antiquities of Antwerp, 144. Bell tolling, origin of, 97. Bodinus, account of the witches' Sabbath, 210. Bona Dea, Priapic rites, 156. Brahma, Hindoo deity, 60. Brand's ...
Richard Payne Knight, 1865
6
How to Sound Clever: Master the 600 English Words You ...
relating to male sexual activity for etymology, see box below e.g. On their marriage night, War and Peace author Leo Tolstoy forced his wife to read extracts from his diaries detailing his prior priapic experiences priapic derives from the name of ...
Hubert van den Bergh, 2010
7
A New History of German Literature
As soon as we accept the Priapic frame as an integral part of the cycle, some key references take on a new and more precise meaning. Thus the opening and concluding elegies add considerable weight to the allusion at the center of the cycle ...
David E. Wellbery, Judith Ryan, Hans Ulrich Gumbrecht, 2004
8
Quite Literally: Problem Words and How to use Them
(John le Carre) preventive not preventative, preventitive previous, prior to are literary for before. prewar is one word. priapic from Priapus, the Roman god of male potency, is literary for highly sexed or over-sexed: The famously priapic Russell ...
Wynford Hicks, 2004
9
The Worship Of The Generative Powers:
The use of priapic figures as amulets,tobecarried onthepersonas preservatives against the evileye andothernoxious influences,whichwe have spoken of as so common amongtheRomans, was certainly continued through the middle ages, and, ...
Thomas Wright, 2014
10
Horace: Satires
20–1 nullo . . . modo: the first suggestion of Priapic 'impotence'. The hyperbaton is emphatic. perdere 'destroy'. Further alliteration (perdere possum | . . .prohibere. . . | protulit) suggests that Priapus is warming to his theme or that (Priapic) ...
Horace, Emily Gowers, 2012

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «PRIAPIC»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term priapic is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Robert Minch: Public drinking fountains of yesteryear live on
Priapic” is defined as “Overly concerned with masculinity” whereas “effete” is defined as “No longer able to reproduce,” but it also means ... «Red Bluff Daily News, Jul 15»
2
Frank Bruni commentary: Trump follows in Berlusconi's cloddish …
They're priapic twins, identical in their insistence on being seen as paragons of irresistible lust. If hideously sexist utterances ensue, so be it. «Columbus Dispatch, Jul 15»
3
Simon Jenkins: Proof that the City and the Mayor don't care about …
The Shard was a show-piece for the priapic mayoralties of Ken Livingstone and Boris Johnson. Objectors were fey, grey and yesterday. «Evening Standard, Jul 15»
4
La Dolce Donald Trump — Frank Bruni
They're priapic twins, identical in their insistence on being seen as paragons of irresistible lust. If hideously sexist utterances ensue, so be it. «Malay Mail Online, Jul 15»
5
Is Jeremy Hunt to the NHS what Henry VIII was to the monasteries?
Someone of Henry's priapic dispositions wasn't going to be all that persuaded by the reforming zeal of a few protestant fun-sponges with boring ... «The Guardian, Jul 15»
6
Karlovy Vary Review: Punchy, Difficult, Allegorically Urgent Greek …
Meantime the priapic Yannis, who has been sleeping with prostitutes while away as well as maintaining an ongoing gay affair with a shipmate, ... «Indie Wire, Jul 15»
7
The Sensualist
Highborn men, like the fictional Prince Genji, the priapic hero of Murasaki's episodic tale, were expected to have several wives and many ... «The New Yorker, Jul 15»
8
The 15 Best Nonfiction Books of 2015 (So Far)
... redoubt for the kind of atavistic and priapic masculinity of which Fleming was a subscriber. It is in Jamaica, not nacreous, obfuscated London, ... «Paste Magazine, Jul 15»
9
Gioachino Rossini: Guillaume Tell review – hits the mark, despite …
We have seen worse, far worse, from the excrementally revolting to the priapic and the sexually louche, in opera and certainly in theatre and on ... «The Guardian, Jul 15»
10
How Murakami's publishers have replaced his book with a brand
... illustrations of doughnuts, parakeets, caterpillars and insects can't possibly be a priapic delight for most. (The illustrations are not Murakami's. «Scroll.in, Jul 15»

REFERENCE
« EDUCALINGO. Priapic [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/priapic>. May 2024 ».
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