Solon Definition

sōlən, -lŏn
noun
A wise lawgiver.
American Heritage
A lawmaker or legislator, esp. a wise one.
Webster's New World
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pronoun

An ancient Athenian statesman and lawgiver, one of the Seven Sages (c.630-c.560 BC).

Wiktionary

A city in Iowa.

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A town in Maine.

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A town in New York.
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A city in Ohio.

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Other Word Forms of Solon

Noun

Singular:
solon
Plural:
solons

Origin of Solon

  • From Ancient Greek Σόλων (Solon), Athenian statesman.

    From Wiktionary

  • From Ancient Greek Σόλων (Solōn).

    From Wiktionary

  • After Solon

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

Solon Sentence Examples

  • The Alcmaeonids fled and Peisistratus remained in power for about five years, during which Solon's death occurred.

  • About the beginning of the 16th century Funj from Sennar settled in the country; towards the end of that century Kordofan was conquered by Suleiman Solon, sultan of Darfur.

  • This sort of thought, which appears very early in Egypt (2000 B.C. or earlier), and relatively early among the Greeks (in the sayings of Thales and Solon as reported by Diogenes Laertius), was of late growth among the Hebrews.

  • When the Athenians were visited by a pestilence in consequence of the murder of Cylon, he was invited by Solon (596) to purify the city.

  • The passage is unfortunately corrupt, but it is at least clear that in the time of Solon, according to Diogenes, there were complete copies of the poems, such as could be used to control the recitations.

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Words Starting With

SSOSOL

Words Ending With

NONLON

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