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Briarean

Bri-a′re-an

,
Adj.
[L.
Briareius
, fr.
Briareus
a mythological hundred-handed giant, Gr. [GREEK], fr. [GREEK] strong.]
Pertaining to, or resembling,
Briareus
, a giant fabled to have a hundred hands; hence, hundred-handed or many-handed.

Definition 2024

Briarean

Briarean

English

Adjective

Briarean ‎(comparative more Briarean, superlative most Briarean)

  1. Relating to, or resembling, Briareus, a giant fabled to have a hundred hands; many-handed.

Etymology

From Latin Briareius, from Briareus ‎(“a mythological hundred-handed giant”), from Ancient Greek [Term?].

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