"chorizont" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: chorizonts [plural]
Etymology: From Ancient Greek χωρίζων (khōrízōn), present participle of χωρίζω (khōrízō, “to separate”). Etymology templates: {{der|en|grc|χωρίζων}} Ancient Greek χωρίζων (khōrízōn) Head templates: {{en-noun}} chorizont (plural chorizonts)
  1. (UK) One who challenges a widely held assumption of authorship for a major work, especially one who believes that the Iliad and the Odyssey were not written by Homer. Tags: UK
    Sense id: en-chorizont-en-noun-x44yyTKf Categories (other): British English, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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          "ref": "1938, Samuel Eliot Bassett, The Poetry of Homer - Volume 15, page 137:",
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