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ARGIVE

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

A native or inhabitant of the city of Argos

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Hypernyms ("Argive" is a kind of...):

Greek; Hellene (a native or inhabitant of Greece)

Derivation:

Argos (an ancient city in southeastern Greece; dominated the Peloponnese in the 7th century BC)

 II. (adjective) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Of or relating to the ancient Greek city of Argos or its people

Classified under:

Relational adjectives (pertainyms)

Pertainym:

Argos (an ancient city in southeastern Greece; dominated the Peloponnese in the 7th century BC)

Derivation:

Argos (an ancient city in southeastern Greece; dominated the Peloponnese in the 7th century BC)

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