Apian Definition

āpē-ən
adjective
Of, relating to, or having the characteristics of bees.
American Heritage
Of a bee or bees.
Webster's New World

Relating to bees; beely.

Wiktionary

Origin of Apian

  • 19th Century, from Latin apiānus, from apis (“bee”).

    From Wiktionary

  • From Latin apis bee

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

Apian Sentence Examples

  • Throughout the 16th and 17th centuries the rapidly accumulating store of facts as to the extent, outline and mountain and river systems of the lands of the earth were put in order by the generation of cartographers of which Mercator was the chief; but the writings of Apian and Munster held the field for a hundred years without a serious rival, unless the many annotated editions of Ptolemy might be so considered.

  • The earliest evidence of the reincarnation of a sound theoretical geography is to be found in the text-books by Peter Apian and Sebastian Munster.

  • They were lined up as far as the eye could see on the Apian Way, the main road through Rome, as a warning to other slaves who might consider rebellion.

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Words Starting With A and Ending With N

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