"Sophoclean" meaning in English

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Adjective

IPA: /sɒfəˈkliːən/ [Received-Pronunciation] Forms: more Sophoclean [comparative], most Sophoclean [superlative]
enPR: sŏfəklēʹən [Received-Pronunciation] Etymology: Latin Sophoclēus + English -an Etymology templates: {{der|en|la|Sophoclēus}} Latin Sophoclēus, {{noncog|en|-}} English, {{affix|en|-an}} -an Head templates: {{en-adj}} Sophoclean (comparative more Sophoclean, superlative most Sophoclean)
  1. Of or pertaining to Sophocles or his works. Translations (of or pertaining to Sophocles): Σοφόκλειος (Sophókleios) (Ancient Greek), sofoklovský (Czech), sophocléen (French), Sophoclēus (Latin)

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