Logo
dictionary thesaurus

Cadmean

adjective
Cad·​me·​an
variants: or Cadmaean \ (ˈ)kad¦mēən , ˈkadm-​ \

Definition of Cadmean

: of, relating to, associated with, or derived from Cadmus

First Known Use of Cadmean

1603, in the meaning defined above

History and Etymology for Cadmean

Latin Cadmeus (from Greek Kadmeios, from Kadmos Cadmus, mythical founder of Thebes and introducer of the alphabet from Phoenicia into Greece) + English -an

Keep scrolling for more

WORD OF THE DAY

oblige

play

See Definitions and Examples

Get Word of the Day daily email!