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Laodicean

Laodicean

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Relating to the ancient city of Laodicea, its people, or their things
  • adjective
  • /ˌleɪəˈdɪsiən/
: laodiceo
  • Researchers studied the Laodicean inscriptions to learn more about the city's history.

Examples

  • A collection of Laodicean pottery was discovered during the recent excavation.

  • The museum displayed several Laodicean sculptures from the Hellenistic period.

  • The museum has a Laodicean artifact on display.

  • Many Laodicean ruins can be found in Turkey.

  • The museum displayed several Laodicean sculptures from the Hellenistic period.

  • Researchers studied the Laodicean inscriptions to learn more about the city's history.

  • A collection of Laodicean pottery was discovered during the recent excavation.

Surface Forms

Laodicean positive

Morphology

Laodicean = Laodicea (transparent) = Laodicea + an

A regular demonym/adjectival formation from the place name using the productive suffix '-an', which learners can recognize.

Etymology

Laodicean comes from the ancient city Laodicea, and the city's name uses Greek parts laos 'people' and dike 'justice'. So Laodicean describes things that come from or belong to that city, like sculptures or pottery.