"diadochus" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /daɪəˈdəʊkəs/ Forms: diadochi [plural], Diadochus [alternative]
Etymology: Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek διάδοχος (diádokhos). Etymology templates: {{lbor|en|grc|διάδοχος}} Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek διάδοχος (diádokhos) Head templates: {{en-noun|diadochi}} diadochus (plural diadochi), {{tlb|en|historical}} (historical)
  1. Any of the rival families who fought for control over Alexander the Great's empire after his death. Tags: historical Categories (topical): Ancient Greece Translations (heir to Alexander the Great's empire): diàdoc [masculine] (Catalan), diadokki (Finnish), diadoque [masculine] (French), Diadoche [masculine] (German), sukcesor Aleksandra Wielkiego [masculine] (Polish)
    Sense id: en-diadochus-en-noun-YtcePZBj Disambiguation of Ancient Greece: 80 20 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Catalan translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Polish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 83 17 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 85 15 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 83 17 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 90 10 Disambiguation of Terms with Catalan translations: 75 25 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 79 21 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 87 13 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 89 11 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 77 23 Disambiguation of "heir to Alexander the Great's empire": 91 9
  2. Heir to the Crown of Greece. Tags: historical Categories (topical): People Categories (place): Greece
    Sense id: en-diadochus-en-noun-gwW3tQkP Disambiguation of People: 37 63 Disambiguation of Greece: 42 58
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: diadochite
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