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Definition of Delphin
1. a. Pertaining to the dauphin of France; as, the Delphin classics, an edition of the Latin classics, prepared in the reign of Louis XIV., for the use of the dauphin (in usum Delphini).
2. n. A fatty substance contained in the oil of the dolphin and the porpoise; -- called also phocenin.
Definition of Delphin
1. Noun. (organic compound) A fatty substance contained in the oil of the dolphin and the porpoise. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Delphin
1. pertaining to the dauphin [adj]
Medical Definition of Delphin
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Lexicographical Neighbors of Delphin
Literary usage of Delphin
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Transactions and Proceedings of the American Philological Association by American philological association (1897)
"The delphin Classics, by Professor Wilfred P. Mustard, of Haverford College (read by
... The delphin classics were editions of the principal Latin authors ..."
2. Haydn's Dictionary of Dates and Universal Information Relating to All Ages by Joseph Haydn (1889)
"delphin CLASSICS, a collection«* thirty- nine Latin authors in sixty volumes,
made loi ч added in 1730. The due do Montausier. tne у»"ч> prince's governor, ..."
3. The Classical Journal (1821)
"delphin Editors. To the Subscribers to the improved Edition of the delphin
Classics, and to your readers in general, the following list of ihe authors ..."
4. The New American Cyclopaedia: A Popular Dictionary of General Knowledge by George Ripley (1859)
"delphin", the name applied to a celebrated edition of the Latin classics, which
was-prepared in the reign of Louis XIV., by 39 of the best scholars of the ..."
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