Megariann.adj.

Brit.

/mᵻˈɡɛːrɪən/, U.S.

/məˈɡɛriən/

Forms: 1500s Megarien, 1500s– Megarian, 1600s– Megarean.

Origin: Of multiple origins. A borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element. Etymons: Latin Megara , -ian suffix; Latin Megareus , -an suffix.

Etymology: < classical Latin Megara ( < ancient Greek Μέγαρα (neuter plural), the name of a Greek city on the Saronic Gulf) + -ian suffix. In form Megarean probably < classical Latin Megareus, adjective (compare ancient Greek Μεγαρεύς , noun) + -an suffix (compare -ean suffix). Compare also classical Latin Megarēius of or belonging to Megara.With sense B. 2, compare Greek Μεγαρικοὶ κέραμοι Megarian pottery, in scholia (medieval Greek or earlier) on Aristophanes Clouds1205.

Ancient Greek History and Philosophy.

A. n.

An inhabitant of the ancient Greek city of Megara; spec. a member or adherent of the school of philosophy and logic founded c400 b.c. by Euclides of Megara. Cf. Megaric n.The Megarian philosophers were noted for their criticism of Aristotle and Plato, and for their influence on the development of Stoic logic.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > philosophy > ancient Greek philosophy > post-Socratic philosophy > [noun] > adherent of Megarian philosophy

Megarian1656

Megaric1867

1542 N. Udall tr. Erasmus Apophthegmes sig. Nii^v It is writen of the Megarians, [L. Megarensibus] thet thei wer woondrefull rechelesse in nouryshyng & keepyng vp their children.

1607 E. Topsell Hist. Foure-footed Beastes 198 Antipater besieged the Megarians very straitly with many Elephants.

1656 T. Stanley Hist. Philos. II. iv. 28 Litigious Euclid.., Who the Megareans mad contention taught.

1658 Sir T. Browne Hydriotaphia: Urne-buriall iii. 47 The Persians lay North and South, The Megarians and Phœnicians placed their heads to the East.

1767 F. Fawkes tr. Theocritus Idylliums xiv. 129 I, alas! on no occasion priz'd, Like the forlorn Megareans am despis'd.

1780 F. Fawkes tr. Apollonius Rhodius Argonautics (rev. ed.) ii. 123 Here Bæotians and Megarians join'd, Near the wild olive wavering in the wind, To build a city.

1820 T. Mitchell in tr. Aristophanes Comedies I. 73 (note) The Megarians..had cultivated some sacred extralimitary land.

1838 A. J. W. Morrison tr. H. Ritter Anc. Philos. II. 131 This doctrine had been previously attributed to the Megarians by Aristotle.

1876 G. W. Cox Gen. Hist. Greece iii. i. 271 The Athenians were..fully justified..in excluding the Megarians from their ports.

1885 A. Dobson At Sign of Lyre 143 Nay, 'tis one favored of Minerva's bird Who plays therein the hero (or the fool) With a Megarian, who must then have been A maid, and beautiful, and just eighteen.

1916 Jrnl. Royal Anthropol. Inst. 46 264 The Megarians told how in Deucalion's flood Megarus, son of Zeus, escaped by swimming to the top of Mount Gerania.

1972 R. Meiggs Athenian Empire x. 177 Pythion, a Megarian, led 2,000 men..from Pegae..to Athens.

1989 Encycl. Brit. VII. 1011/2 The Megarians..cultivated dialectical skills, and it was the Socratic method of questions and answers, rather than any positive doctrine, that linked them together.

B. adj.

1. Of or relating to Megara or the school of philosophy and logic founded there. Cf. Megaric adj.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > philosophy > ancient Greek philosophy > [adjective] > of Megarian philosophy

Megarian1603

Megaric1656

1603 P. Holland in tr. Plutarch Morals Explan. Words Megarian questions, that is to say, such as were propounded and debated among the Philosophers Megarenses.

a1685 Earl of Roscommon tr. Virgil Sixth Eclogue in Poems (1717) 73 Why shou'd I speak of the Megarian Maid, For Love perfidious, and by Love betray'd?

1740 C. Pitt tr. Virgil Æneid I. iii. 139 First, where Pantagias' Mouth appear'd in View, Flank'd by a Range of Rocks, the Navy flew: Then, shooting by the fam'd Megarean Bay [L. Megaros..sinus] And lowly Tapsus, cut the watry Way.

1835 C. Thirlwall Hist. Greece I. 429 The Megarian demagogues procured the banishment of many of the notable citizens.

1878 Encycl. Brit. VIII. 578/1 Four distinct philosophical schools trace their immediate origin to the circle that gathered round Socrates—the Megarian, the Platonic, the Cynic, and the Cyrenaic.

1893 W. W. Fowler City State of Greeks & Romans v. 127 Cylon..made the mistake of using Megarian troops to seize on the Acropolis.

1934 A. Toynbee Study of Hist. III. 68 The Chalcidian and Megarian lines of overseas colonization.

1962 W. Neale & M. Neale Devel. of Logic iii. 115 The Megarian study of paradoxes was a serious affair.

1998 Oilweek (Electronic ed.) 49 131 In the fourth century BC, the Greek statesman issued the Megarian Decree. It limited entry of products from the city-state of Megara into Athenian markets.

2. Designating a type of ceramic bowl of the Hellenistic period, usually hemispherical and with relief ornament.Such bowls may have no connection with the city of Megara: see quots. 1978¹.

ΘΚΠ

society > occupation and work > equipment > receptacle or container > vessel > [adjective] > of specific shape

round-bellied1611

flaring1627

urceolate1760

butt-shaped1855

Ali Baba1877

caliciform1902

Megarian1905

situliform1937

situlate1945

1874 A. Dumont Peintures Céramiques vi. 50 On leur a donné en Grèce le nom de Mégare, parce qu'elles se rencontrent..sur le territoire de cette ville.]

1905 H. B. Walters Hist. Anc. Pottery I. xi. 499 A series of vases known as Megarian or Homeric bowls, of hemispherical form, without handles.

1960 R. M. Cook Greek Painted Pottery vii. 215 The so-called ‘Megarian’ bowls, commercially the most successful relief ware of the Greeks, extend through most of the Hellenistic world and age. The shape is roughly hemispherical with or without a low ring foot.

1978 Current Anthropol. 19 387/1 These were mistakenly christened ‘Megarian bowls’ in the 19th century, though they have no connection with the town of Megara.

1978 Current Anthropol. 19 387/2 It was formerly thought that Megarian bowls began to be manufactured in Athens between 275 and 250 b.c., but reexamination of the material proves that they first appear around 225 b.c.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2001; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	megarian
释义	Megariann.adj. Brit. /mᵻˈɡɛːrɪən/, U.S. /məˈɡɛriən/ Forms: 1500s Megarien, 1500s– Megarian, 1600s– Megarean. Origin: Of multiple origins. A borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element. Etymons: Latin Megara , -ian suffix; Latin Megareus , -an suffix. Etymology: < classical Latin Megara ( < ancient Greek Μέγαρα (neuter plural), the name of a Greek city on the Saronic Gulf) + -ian suffix. In form Megarean probably < classical Latin Megareus, adjective (compare ancient Greek Μεγαρεύς , noun) + -an suffix (compare -ean suffix). Compare also classical Latin Megarēius of or belonging to Megara.With sense B. 2, compare Greek Μεγαρικοὶ κέραμοι Megarian pottery, in scholia (medieval Greek or earlier) on Aristophanes Clouds1205. Ancient Greek History and Philosophy. A. n. An inhabitant of the ancient Greek city of Megara; spec. a member or adherent of the school of philosophy and logic founded c400 b.c. by Euclides of Megara. Cf. Megaric n.The Megarian philosophers were noted for their criticism of Aristotle and Plato, and for their influence on the development of Stoic logic. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > philosophy > ancient Greek philosophy > post-Socratic philosophy > [noun] > adherent of Megarian philosophy Megarian1656 Megaric1867 1542 N. Udall tr. Erasmus Apophthegmes sig. Nii^v It is writen of the Megarians, [L. Megarensibus] thet thei wer woondrefull rechelesse in nouryshyng & keepyng vp their children. 1607 E. Topsell Hist. Foure-footed Beastes 198 Antipater besieged the Megarians very straitly with many Elephants. 1656 T. Stanley Hist. Philos. II. iv. 28 Litigious Euclid.., Who the Megareans mad contention taught. 1658 Sir T. Browne Hydriotaphia: Urne-buriall iii. 47 The Persians lay North and South, The Megarians and Phœnicians placed their heads to the East. 1767 F. Fawkes tr. Theocritus Idylliums xiv. 129 I, alas! on no occasion priz'd, Like the forlorn Megareans am despis'd. 1780 F. Fawkes tr. Apollonius Rhodius Argonautics (rev. ed.) ii. 123 Here Bæotians and Megarians join'd, Near the wild olive wavering in the wind, To build a city. 1820 T. Mitchell in tr. Aristophanes Comedies I. 73 (note) The Megarians..had cultivated some sacred extralimitary land. 1838 A. J. W. Morrison tr. H. Ritter Anc. Philos. II. 131 This doctrine had been previously attributed to the Megarians by Aristotle. 1876 G. W. Cox Gen. Hist. Greece iii. i. 271 The Athenians were..fully justified..in excluding the Megarians from their ports. 1885 A. Dobson At Sign of Lyre 143 Nay, 'tis one favored of Minerva's bird Who plays therein the hero (or the fool) With a Megarian, who must then have been A maid, and beautiful, and just eighteen. 1916 Jrnl. Royal Anthropol. Inst. 46 264 The Megarians told how in Deucalion's flood Megarus, son of Zeus, escaped by swimming to the top of Mount Gerania. 1972 R. Meiggs Athenian Empire x. 177 Pythion, a Megarian, led 2,000 men..from Pegae..to Athens. 1989 Encycl. Brit. VII. 1011/2 The Megarians..cultivated dialectical skills, and it was the Socratic method of questions and answers, rather than any positive doctrine, that linked them together. B. adj. 1. Of or relating to Megara or the school of philosophy and logic founded there. Cf. Megaric adj. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > philosophy > ancient Greek philosophy > [adjective] > of Megarian philosophy Megarian1603 Megaric1656 1603 P. Holland in tr. Plutarch Morals Explan. Words Megarian questions, that is to say, such as were propounded and debated among the Philosophers Megarenses. a1685 Earl of Roscommon tr. Virgil Sixth Eclogue in Poems (1717) 73 Why shou'd I speak of the Megarian Maid, For Love perfidious, and by Love betray'd? 1740 C. Pitt tr. Virgil Æneid I. iii. 139 First, where Pantagias' Mouth appear'd in View, Flank'd by a Range of Rocks, the Navy flew: Then, shooting by the fam'd Megarean Bay [L. Megaros..sinus] And lowly Tapsus, cut the watry Way. 1835 C. Thirlwall Hist. Greece I. 429 The Megarian demagogues procured the banishment of many of the notable citizens. 1878 Encycl. Brit. VIII. 578/1 Four distinct philosophical schools trace their immediate origin to the circle that gathered round Socrates—the Megarian, the Platonic, the Cynic, and the Cyrenaic. 1893 W. W. Fowler City State of Greeks & Romans v. 127 Cylon..made the mistake of using Megarian troops to seize on the Acropolis. 1934 A. Toynbee Study of Hist. III. 68 The Chalcidian and Megarian lines of overseas colonization. 1962 W. Neale & M. Neale Devel. of Logic iii. 115 The Megarian study of paradoxes was a serious affair. 1998 Oilweek (Electronic ed.) 49 131 In the fourth century BC, the Greek statesman issued the Megarian Decree. It limited entry of products from the city-state of Megara into Athenian markets. 2. Designating a type of ceramic bowl of the Hellenistic period, usually hemispherical and with relief ornament.Such bowls may have no connection with the city of Megara: see quots. 1978¹. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > equipment > receptacle or container > vessel > [adjective] > of specific shape round-bellied1611 flaring1627 urceolate1760 butt-shaped1855 Ali Baba1877 caliciform1902 Megarian1905 situliform1937 situlate1945 1874 A. Dumont Peintures Céramiques vi. 50 On leur a donné en Grèce le nom de Mégare, parce qu'elles se rencontrent..sur le territoire de cette ville.] 1905 H. B. Walters Hist. Anc. Pottery I. xi. 499 A series of vases known as Megarian or Homeric bowls, of hemispherical form, without handles. 1960 R. M. Cook Greek Painted Pottery vii. 215 The so-called ‘Megarian’ bowls, commercially the most successful relief ware of the Greeks, extend through most of the Hellenistic world and age. The shape is roughly hemispherical with or without a low ring foot. 1978 Current Anthropol. 19 387/1 These were mistakenly christened ‘Megarian bowls’ in the 19th century, though they have no connection with the town of Megara. 1978 Current Anthropol. 19 387/2 It was formerly thought that Megarian bowls began to be manufactured in Athens between 275 and 250 b.c., but reexamination of the material proves that they first appear around 225 b.c. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2001; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.adj.1542
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