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Hesperian
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What's The Definition Of Hesperian?
[adj] denoting or characteristic of countries of Europe and the Western Hemisphere; "occidental civilization"; "Hesperian culture"
Synonyms | Synonyms for Hesperian: occidental | western Related Terms | Find terms related to Hesperian: See Also | Hesperian In Webster's Dictionary \Hes*pe"ri*an\, a. [L. hesperius, fr. hesperus the
evening star, Gr. ? evening, ? ? the evening star. Cf.
{Vesper}.]
Western; being in the west; occidental. [Poetic] --Milton.
\Hes*pe"ri*an\, n. A native or an inhabitant of a western country. [Poetic] --J. Barlow. \Hes*pe"ri*an\, a. (Zo["o]l.) Of or pertaining to a family of butterflies called {Hesperid[ae]}, or skippers. -- n. Any one of the numerous species of {Hesperid[ae]}; a skipper. |
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