Plutarchan

adjective

Plu·​tarch·​an -kən 

variants or Plutarchian

(ˈ)plü¦tärkēən 

1

: of or relating to Plutarch, the Greek biographer

2

: suggesting or typical of the distinguished men of whose lives Plutarch wrote

a Plutarchan parallel

Word History

Etymology

Plutarch + English -an

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Rhymes for Plutarchan

• darken
• harken
• hearken
• markan
• parkin