Menander

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/məˈnændə/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(mə nan′dər)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
Me•nan•der  (mə nan′dər),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. Biographical342?–291b.c.,Greek writer of comedies.

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
Menander / məˈnændə/
  1. ?160 bc–?120 bc, Greek king of the Punjab. A Buddhist convert, he reigned over much of NW India
  2. ?342–?292 bc, Greek comic dramatist. The Dyskolos is his only complete extant comedy but others survive in adaptations by Terence and Plautus
'Menander' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
Plautus - Terence - arbitration - deus ex machina

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