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Antecians
Antecians An*te"cians, n. pl. See Ant[oe]cians.
Appreciant
Appreciant Ap*pre"ci*ant, a. Appreciative. [R.]
Diecian
Diecian Di*e"cian, a., Diecious Di*e"cious, a. (Bot.) See Di[oe]cian, and Di[oe]cious.
Dioecian
Dioecian Di*[oe]"cian, Dioecious Di*[oe]"cious, a. (Biol.) Having the sexes in two separate individuals; -- applied to plants in which the female flowers occur on one individual and the male flowers on another of the same species, and to animals in which the ovum is produced by one individual and the sperm cell by another; -- opposed to mon[oe]cious.
Grecian
Grecian Gre"cian", a. [Cf. Greek.] Of or pertaining to Greece; Greek. Grecian bend, among women, an affected carriage of the body, the upper part being inclined forward. [Collog.] Grecian fire. See Greek fire, under Greek.
Grecian
Grecian Gre"cian, n. 1. A native or naturalized inhabitant of Greece; a Greek. 2. A jew who spoke Greek; a Hellenist. --Acts vi. 1. Note: The Greek word rendered Grecian in the Authorized Version of the New Testament is translated Grecian Jew in the Revised Version. 6. One well versed in the Greek language, literature, or history. --De Quincey.
Grecian bend
Grecian Gre"cian", a. [Cf. Greek.] Of or pertaining to Greece; Greek. Grecian bend, among women, an affected carriage of the body, the upper part being inclined forward. [Collog.] Grecian fire. See Greek fire, under Greek.
Grecian fire
Grecian Gre"cian", a. [Cf. Greek.] Of or pertaining to Greece; Greek. Grecian bend, among women, an affected carriage of the body, the upper part being inclined forward. [Collog.] Grecian fire. See Greek fire, under Greek.
Grecianize
Grecize Gre"cize, Grecianize Gre"cian*ize, v. i. To conform to the Greek custom, especially in speech.
Gynaecian
Gynaecian Gy*n[ae]"cian, a. The same as Gynecian.
Gynecian
Gynecian Gy*ne"cian, a. [Gr. ?.] Of or relating to women.
Monecian
Monecian Mo*ne"cian, Monecious Mo*ne"cious, a. (Bot.) See Mon[oe]cian, and Mon[oe]cious.
Monoecian
Monoecian Mo*n[oe]"cian, a. 1. (Bot.) Of or pertaining to the Mon[oe]cia; mon[oe]cious. -- n. One of the Mon[oe]cia. 2. (Zo["o]l.) A mon[oe]cious animal, as certain mollusks.
Periecians
Periecians Per`i*e"cians, n. pl. See Peri[oe]cians.
Perioecians
Perioeci Per`i*[oe]"ci, Perioecians Per`i*[oe]"cians, n. pl. [NL. perioeci, fr. Gr. ?; ? around + ? house, dwelling.] Those who live on the same parallel of latitude but on opposite meridians, so that it is noon in one place when it is midnight in the other. Compare Ant[oe]ci.
Peripatecian
Peripatecian Per`i*pa*te"cian, n. A peripatetic. [Obs.]

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- St. Etchen (Etchenius, Ecian or Echen; 490 – 11 February 577) was an Irish Abbot who founded a monastery in Clonfad, County Westmeath. Legend states that...