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Definition of Pindar

1. Noun. Greek lyric poet remembered for his odes (518?-438? BC).

Definition of Pindar

1. Proper noun. (ca. 522–443 BC) A great Ancient Greek lyric poet from Thebes ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Medical Definition of Pindar

1. The peanut (Arachis hypogaea); so called in the West Indies. Origin: D. Piendel. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Pindar

Literary usage of Pindar

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Quarterly Review by William Gifford, George Walter Prothero, John Gibson Lockhart, John Murray, Whitwell Elwin, John Taylor Coleridge, Rowland Edmund Prothero Ernle, William Macpherson, William Smith (1886)
"The extant Odes of pindar translated into English, with <m Introduction and short Notes. By Ernest Myers, MA London, 1874. 5. pindar for English Readers. ..."

2. Encyclopaedia Britannica: A Standard Work of Reference in Art, Literature (1907)
"Great as pindar undoubtedly is, it is deeply to be regretted that no other poet ... In the poetry of Europe, if we cannot say of pindar, devout as he is, ..."

3. Classical Quarterly by Classical Association (Great Britain) (1908)
"It makes pindar speak of the second punishment of guilty souls (in a new life on earth) before he says anything of their first punishment (in the world ..."

4. The Monthly Review by Ralph Griffiths (1788)
"A Poem. With Notes, critical and explanatory. By Carnaby Currycomb, Efq. 410. 25. Bew. 1788. Here, indeed, Peter pindar is ..."

5. A History of Ancient Greek Literature by Harold North Fowler (1902)
"He belonged to the ancient and noble family of pindar. , " ... , . n • , ... It is evident, then, that pindar attained great reputation at an early age, ..."

6. The Quarterly Review by William Gifford, George Walter Prothero, John Gibson Lockhart, John Murray, Whitwell Elwin, John Taylor Coleridge, Rowland Edmund Prothero Ernle, William Macpherson, William Smith (1886)
"The extant Odes of pindar translated into English, with <m Introduction and short Notes. By Ernest Myers, MA London, 1874. 5. pindar for English Readers. ..."

7. Encyclopaedia Britannica: A Standard Work of Reference in Art, Literature (1907)
"Great as pindar undoubtedly is, it is deeply to be regretted that no other poet ... In the poetry of Europe, if we cannot say of pindar, devout as he is, ..."

8. Classical Quarterly by Classical Association (Great Britain) (1908)
"It makes pindar speak of the second punishment of guilty souls (in a new life on earth) before he says anything of their first punishment (in the world ..."

9. The Monthly Review by Ralph Griffiths (1788)
"A Poem. With Notes, critical and explanatory. By Carnaby Currycomb, Efq. 410. 25. Bew. 1788. Here, indeed, Peter pindar is ..."

10. A History of Ancient Greek Literature by Harold North Fowler (1902)
"He belonged to the ancient and noble family of pindar. , " ... , . n • , ... It is evident, then, that pindar attained great reputation at an early age, ..."

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