"Herostratic" meaning in English

See Herostratic in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Forms: more Herostratic [comparative], most Herostratic [superlative]
Head templates: {{en-adj}} Herostratic (comparative more Herostratic, superlative most Herostratic)
  1. Alternative letter-case form of herostratic Tags: alt-of Alternative form of: herostratic
    Sense id: en-Herostratic-en-adj-p-YynaRy Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

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