- Nes|tor
- Nes|tor «NEHS tuhr», noun.1. Greek Legend. the oldest and wisest of the Greeks at the siege of Troy.2. any wise old man: »
... an old man, in good truth the Nestor of his tribe (Francis Parkman).
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nes — achim·e·nes; acoe·nes·the·sia; al·ca·lig·e·nes; al·cy·o·nes; am·nes·tic; an·o·do·lu·mi·nes·cence; as·co·li·che·nes; ca·nes·cent; cath·o·do·lu·mi·nes·cence; chi·nes·ery; chi·og·e·nes; coe·nes·the·sia; coe·nes·thet·ic; co·jo·nes; co·nes·si;… … English syllables
tor — ab·ac·tor; ab·bre·vi·a·tor; ab·di·ca·tor; abet·tor; ab·ne·ga·tor; abom·i·na·tor; ab·sol·vi·tor; ab·strac·tor; ac·cel·er·a·tor; ac·cen·tor; ac·cen·tu·a·tor; ac·cep·tor; ac·com·mo·da·tor; ac·cu·mu·la·tor; acet·y·la·tor; ac·ti·va·tor; ac·tor;… … English syllables
nestor — nes·tor … English syllables
Nestor — Nes|tor der; s, ...oren <über lat. Nestor aus gr. Néstōr, nach dem klugen u. redegewandten Helden der Ilias u. der Odyssee, der drei Menschenalter gelebt haben soll> herausragender ältester Vertreter einer Wissenschaft, eines… … Das große Fremdwörterbuch
Nestor — Nes•tor [[t]ˈnɛs tər, tɔr[/t]] n. myt the oldest and wisest of the Greeks in the Trojan War … From formal English to slang
Nestor — [nes′tər, nes′tôr΄] n. [L < Gr Nestōr, lit., the one who returns, akin to neomai, I return < IE base * nes , to unite, be concealed > Goth nasjan, to save, OE nesan, to survive] 1. a masculine name 2. Gr. Myth. a wise old counselor on… … English World dictionary
Nestor — Nes tor, prop. n. (Zo[ o]l.) A genus of parrots with gray heads, of New Zealand and Papua, allied to the cockatoos. See {Kaka}. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Nestorianism — [nes tôr′ē ən iz΄əm] n. the unorthodox doctrine attributed to Nestorius (patriarch of Constantinople, A.D. 428 431) alleging the existence of two persons (one divine, one human) in Jesus Christ: declared heretical in 431 Nestorian n., adj. * * *… … Universalium
Nestorianism — [nes tôr′ē ən iz΄əm] n. the unorthodox doctrine attributed to Nestorius (patriarch of Constantinople, A.D. 428 431) alleging the existence of two persons (one divine, one human) in Jesus Christ: declared heretical in 431 Nestorian n., adj … English World dictionary
tornès — tor|nès Mot Agut Nom masculí … Diccionari Català-Català
