Anacreon

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/əˈnækrɪˌɒn/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(ə nakrē ən)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025
A•nac•re•on  (ə nakrē ən),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. Biographicalc570–c480 b.c., Greek writer, esp. of love poems and drinking songs.

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
Anacreon / əˈnækrɪˌɒn -ən/
  1. ?572–?488 bc, Greek lyric poet, noted for his short songs celebrating love and wine
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