nicander

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Definition of nicander

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A male given name from Latin Nicander [in turn from Ancient Greek Νίκανδρος (Níkandros)].

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A male given name from Latin Nicander [in turn from Ancient Greek Νίκανδρος (Níkandros)].
(Greek)According to Herodotus, one of the three Peleiades.
A Spartan king who ruled from 750-720 BCE.
Nicander of Colophon, an ancient Greek doctor and poet from the second century CE.

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Borrowed from Latin Nicander, itself a borrowing from Ancient Greek Νίκανδρος (Níkandros). Cognate with French Nicandre.

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