Definition of Parnassian

1. a. Of or pertaining to Parnassus.

2. n. Any one of numerous species of butterflies belonging to the genus Parnassius. They inhabit the mountains, both in the Old World and in America.

3. n. One of a school of French poets of the Second Empire (1852-70) who emphasized metrical form and made the little use of emotion as poetic material; -- so called from the name (Parnasse contemporain) of the volume in which their first poems were collected in 1866.

Medical Definition of Parnassian

1. Any one of numerous species of butterflies belonging to the genus Parnassius. They inhabit the mountains, both in the Old World and in America. See: Parnassus. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Parnassian

parlour grand piano
parlous
parlously
parly
Parmelia
Parmeliaceae
Parmenides
Parmesan
parmesans
parmigiana
parmigiano
Parnahiba
Parnaiba
parnassia
parnassia
parnassian (current term)
Parnassia fimbriata
Parnassia palustris
parnassus
Parnassus
Parnell
paroccipital
paroccipital process
Parochetus
Parochetus communis
parochial
parochialism
parochialisms
parochially
parochial school

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