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Menander (/ m ə ˈ n æ n d ər /; Greek: Μένανδρος Menandros; c. 342/41 – c. 290 BC) was a Greek dramatist and the best-known representative of Athenian New Comedy. He wrote 108 comedies [2] and took the prize at the Lenaia festival eight times. [3]
The meaning of MEANDER is a winding path or course; especially : labyrinth. How to use meander in a sentence. Did you know? Synonym Discussion of Meander.
Born: c. 342. Died: c. 292 bce. Movement / Style: New Comedy. Menander (born c. 342—died c. 292 bce) was an Athenian dramatist whom ancient critics considered the supreme poet of Greek New Comedy —i.e., the last flowering of Athenian stage comedy.
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Menander (flourished 160 bce ?–135 bce ?) was the greatest of the Indo-Greek kings and the one best known to Western and Indian classical authors. He is believed to have been a patron of the Buddhist religion and the subject of an important Buddhist work, the Milinda-panha (“The Questions of Milinda”).
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verb (used without object) to proceed by or take a winding or indirect course: The stream meandered through the valley. Synonyms: coil, snake, twist, wind, wander. to wander aimlessly; ramble: The talk meandered on. verb (used with object) Surveying. to define the margin of (a body of water) with a meander line. noun.
Menander definition: Greek writer of comedies.. See examples of MENANDER used in a sentence.
verb. us / miˈæn.dɚ / uk / miˈæn.də r/ meander verb (RIVER/ROAD) Add to word list. [ I ] If a river, stream, or road meanders, it follows a route that is not straight or direct. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Movement of liquids. backsplash. be dripping with something idiom. brim over. brim with something. drool. funnel. leakage.
