Colophonian

English Alternative forms en Kolophonian Etymology From en la Colophōnius (from la Colophōn Colophon) + en -an“Colophonian, a.¹” listed in the Oxford English Dictionary [2nd Ed.; 1989] Pronunciation kŏləfōʹnĭən RP, en /kɒləˈfəʊnɪən/, Adjective - Of or relating to the Lydian city of Colophon. en 1908 Ettore Pais C. Densmore Curtis Ancient Italy: Historical and Geographical Investigations in Central Italy, Magna Graecia, Sicily, and Sardinia http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=hzzPAAAAMAAJ&q=colophonian&dq=colophonian&ei=8UqiSpq7Koa6zATW36yACA 72 The University of Chicago Press We know that the Colophonian poet Xenophanes narrated the history of his native land, and that in a poem of two thousand lines he also set forth the events connected with the foundation of Velia, in which he participated. Derived terms en Colophonian gum en Colophonian resin Related terms 2 rel en colophane erroneous, chemistry en colophon → colophonian perhaps erroneous colophonize from title-page to colophon en colophony → coloph- → colophene colophilene colopholic acid colophon- → colophonate colophonic acids colophonin colophonone colophonite Noun en historical A native or inhabitant of the Lydian city of Colophon. References