Cimmerian Definition

sĭ-mîrē-ən
adjective
Extremely dark; gloomy.
Webster's New World
Pertaining to the ancient Cimmerians.
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Characteristic of Cimmeria; especially describing particularly dense darkness etc.

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noun
Any of a mythical people whose land was described by Homer as a region of perpetual mist and darkness.
Webster's New World
One of the Cimmerii, ancient equestrian nomads of Indo-European origin.
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(historical) The prophetic priestess presiding over the Apollonian Oracle at Cimmerium in Italy.
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pronoun

The language of the Cimmerians, possibly belonging to the Iranian branch.

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Other Word Forms of Cimmerian

Noun

Singular:
Cimmerian
Plural:
cimmerians

Origin of Cimmerian

  • From the Latin Cimmerius, from Ancient Greek Κιμμέριος (Kimmerios, “pertaining to the Cimmerii”) +‎ -an.

    From Wiktionary

  • From Latin Cimmeriī the Cimmerians from Greek Kimmerioi

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • From Cimmerian.

    From Wiktionary

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