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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024Ae•so•pi•an (ē sō′pē ən, ē sop′ē-),USA pronunciation adj. - Literatureof, pertaining to, or characteristic of Aesop or his fables:a story that points an Aesopian moral.
conveying meaning by hint, euphemism, innuendo, or the like:In the candidate's Aesopian language, "soft on Communism'' was to be interpreted as "Communist sympathizer.''Also, Ae•sop•ic (ē sop′ik).USA pronunciation - Late Latin Aesōpi(us) + -an
- 1870–75
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