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Mycenaean.

Of or relating to ancient Mycenae or its inhabitants.

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Meaning & usage

adj/ˌmaɪ.sɪˈniːən/
  1. Of or relating to ancient Mycenae or its inhabitants.

    not-comparable
  2. Of or relating to the early Greek civilization that spread its influence from Mycenae to many parts of the Mediterranean region and Central Europe from about 2800 to 1100 B.C.E., divided into three periods: Early Helladic (c. 2800–2000 B.C.E), Middle Helladic (c. 2000–1500 B.C.E), and Late Helladic (c. 1500–1100 B.C.E)

    not-comparable
  3. Of or relating to the Ancient Greek dialect written in the Linear B syllabary.

    not-comparable
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree English Mycenae Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Italic *-nos Proto-Italic *-ānos Latin -ānus Old French -ainder. Middle English -an English -an English Mycenaean From Mycenae + -an.

noun/ˌmaɪ.sɪˈniːən/
  1. A native or inhabitant of Mycenae.

Where this word comes from

Etymology tree English Mycenae Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Italic *-nos Proto-Italic *-ānos Latin -ānus Old French -ainder. Middle English -an English -an English Mycenaean From Mycenae + -an.

name/ˌmaɪ.sɪˈniːən/
  1. Mycenaean Greek

Where this word comes from

Etymology tree English Mycenae Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Italic *-nos Proto-Italic *-ānos Latin -ānus Old French -ainder. Middle English -an English -an English Mycenaean From Mycenae + -an.

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