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Alexandrian

ale·xand·rian

UK/æl.ɛɡˈzæn.dɹiː.ən/ US/æ.lɛksˈzæn.dɹi.ən/ uncommon

adjective

1.

of or relating to Alexander the Great or his empire

Origin

From Alexander + -ian. The noun and sense 1 of the adjective are a variant or alteration of alexandrine, from Middle French alexandrin.

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