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/dee"lee euhn, deel"yeuhn/, adj.1. pertaining to Delos.n.2. a native or inhabitant of Delos.[1615-25; < L Deli(us) ( < Gk Délios) + -AN]
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delian problem — noun Usage: usually capitalized D Etymology: so called from the problem posed by the judgment of the Delian oracle in ancient Greece that a plague in Athens could be brought to an end by doubling the size of a cubical altar to Apollo : the… … Useful english dictionary
Delian — adjective or noun see Delos … New Collegiate Dictionary
delian — de·li·an … English syllables
