"Aesculapian" meaning in English

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Adjective

Forms: more Aesculapian [comparative], most Aesculapian [superlative]
Etymology: From Aesculapius + -ian. Etymology templates: {{af|en|Aesculapius|-ian}} Aesculapius + -ian Head templates: {{en-adj}} Aesculapian (comparative more Aesculapian, superlative most Aesculapian)
  1. (literally) Of or relating to Aesculapius, the Greco-Roman god of medicine. Tags: literally Translations (of or relating to Aesculapius): esculapien (French), esculapiano (Portuguese)
    Sense id: en-Aesculapian-en-adj-l9TSw22X Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ian, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with French translations, Terms with Portuguese translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 94 6 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ian: 82 18 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 91 9 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 93 7 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 95 5 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 88 12 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 91 9 Disambiguation of 'of or relating to Aesculapius': 100 0
  2. (figuratively) Medical, concerning healing. Tags: figuratively
    Sense id: en-Aesculapian-en-adj-2DCUo7FT
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: Esculapian, Æsculapian [archaic]

Alternative forms

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