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Aesopian
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Æsopian
English
Alternative forms
en Aesopean
en Æsopean Æsopian archaic
en Esopean Esopian
Etymology
From en la Aesopius Aesopian, from en grc Αἴσωπος the famous Greek fabulist Aesop.
Pronunciation
en /iːˈsəʊpɪən/ UK
en /iːˈsoʊpi.ən/ US
Adjective
en not comparable Related to or concerning the Greek fabulist Aesop.
en comparable Characteristic of Aesop's animal fables.
en comparable Employing or having an ambiguous or allegorical meaning, especially a political meaning.
en https://windowoneurasia2.blogspot.com/2026/01/aesopian-language-lives-baikal-portal.html Window on Eurasia When a government makes it impossible for people to talk about actions of the government that the population rejects, as often happened in Soviet times, those who still want to talk about such things and to bring to the attention of others their thoughts routinely turn to Aesopian language. Aesopian Language Lives – Baikal Portal Carries Major Article on How Another Russian War to Annex Foreign Territory Sparked a Revolution at Home January 29, 2026 Paul A. Goble https://web.archive.org/web/20261003034045/http://windowoneurasia2.blogspot.com/2026/01/aesopian-language-lives-baikal-portal.html 3 October 2026
Synonyms
en Aesopic, en Aesopish, en Esopic, en Aesopical
Derived terms
en Aesopianism
Translations
related to Aesop
Italian: it esopico
Polish: pl ezopowy
Portuguese: pt esopiano
Russian: ru эзо́пов
Spanish: es esópico
en eponyms