"Aesopian" meaning in English

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Adjective

IPA: /iːˈsəʊpɪən/ [UK], /iːˈsoʊpi.ən/ [US] Forms: more Aesopian [comparative], most Aesopian [superlative]
Etymology: From Latin Aesopius (“Aesopian”), from Ancient Greek Αἴσωπος (Aísōpos, “the famous Greek fabulist Aesop”). Etymology templates: {{uder|en|la|Aesopius||Aesopian}} Latin Aesopius (“Aesopian”), {{uder|en|grc|Αἴσωπος||the famous Greek fabulist Aesop}} Ancient Greek Αἴσωπος (Aísōpos, “the famous Greek fabulist Aesop”) Head templates: {{en-adj}} Aesopian (comparative more Aesopian, superlative most Aesopian)
  1. (not comparable) Related to or concerning the Greek fabulist Aesop. Tags: not-comparable Translations (related to Aesop): esopico (Italian), ezopowy (Polish), esopiano (Portuguese), эзо́пов (ezópov) (Russian), esópico (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-Aesopian-en-adj-Kmwt6H-Y Disambiguation of 'related to Aesop': 61 38 1
  2. (comparable) Characteristic of Aesop's animal fables. Tags: comparable
    Sense id: en-Aesopian-en-adj-CkHmoKe-
  3. (comparable) Employing or having an ambiguous or allegorical meaning, especially a political meaning. Tags: comparable
    Sense id: en-Aesopian-en-adj-b-0XWMf1 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English undefined derivations, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Spanish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 26 10 63 Disambiguation of English undefined derivations: 28 15 58 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 21 17 63 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 23 14 63 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 11 8 81 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 15 13 71 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 26 17 57 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 29 14 58 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 15 13 71 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 14 12 74
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: Aesopic, Aesopish, Esopic, Aesopical, Aesopean, Æsopean, Æsopian [archaic], Esopean, Esopian

Alternative forms

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