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Definition of Cadmean
1. a. Of or pertaining to Cadmus, a fabulous prince of Thebes, who was said to have introduced into Greece the sixteen simple letters of the alphabet -- α, β, γ, δ, ε, ι, κ, λ, μ, ν, ο, π, ρ, σ, τ, υ. These are called Cadmean letters.
Definition of Cadmean
1. Adjective. Of or relating to (w Cadmus), a mythical prince of Thebes, said to have introduced into Greece the sixteen simple letters of the alphabet. ¹
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