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- adjective Of the
city Xanthos (or Xanthus) in ancient Lycia. - noun A
citizen of Xanthos.
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Examples
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The collection of sculpture now popularly known as the Xanthian marbles, are a few ruins gleaned from the rocky eminence which is the site of ancient Xanthus.
How to See the British Museum in Four Visits W. Blanchard Jerrold 1855
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Snake Agent is part noir, part comedy (but not slapstick or Xanthian), part urban fantasy, and part science-fiction with its emphasis on organic technology.
Snake Agent Jes Battis 2008
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While I agree there is lots of humor in the series, I wouldn't want people to think they are "humorous" in the Xanthian sense.
The Dying Earth by Jack Vance Dark Worlds Club 2008
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It was so tragical a sight, that Brutus could not endure to see it, but wept at the very relation of it, and proclaimed a reward to any soldier that could save a Xanthian.
The Lives of the Noble Grecians and Romans Plutarch 2003
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And there in the path was Tacy, the girl who couldn't speak Xanthian.
Up In A Heaval Anthony, Piers 2002
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That was my feeble attempt at levity because the magic of Xanth converts all words of foreign places to Xanthian.
Up In A Heaval Anthony, Piers 2002
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Umlaut looked at Claire and soon had the answer: The girl did not speak Xanthian.
Up In A Heaval Anthony, Piers 2002
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He's Mundane, but he's with Willow, who's Xanthian.
Xone of Contention Anthony, Piers 1999
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So that was how his talent worked, in true Xanthian fashion.
Xone of Contention Anthony, Piers 1999
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He's Mundane, but he's with Willow, who's Xanthian.
Xone of Contention Anthony, Piers 1999
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