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Pharsalian
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English
Etymology
From en Pharsalia ian.
Pronunciation
en /ˌfɑːˈseɪli.ən/ RP
en eɪliən 4
Adjective
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From, or pertaining to, the region of Pharsalia or its people.
en 1992 w:Waldemar Heckel The Marshals of Alexander's Empire Polydamas' role becomes more plausible if we assume that he was not Makedonian at all but Pharsalian. 360 https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=inzHh6cG4NcC&dq=%22Pharsalian%22&pg=PA360#v=onepage
en by extension Pertaining to the Battle of Pharsalus.
en 1619 w:John Fletcher; w:Philip Massinger w:The False One Do not shun me, Cæsar. / From kingly Ptolomy I bring this present, / The crown and sweat of thy Pharsalian labour