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2 definitions found
From:
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
Isth·mi·an
a.
Of
or
pertaining
to
an
isthmus
,
especially
to
the
Isthmus
of
Corinth
,
in
Greece
.
Isthmian games
Gr. Antiq.
,
one
of
the
four
great
national
festivals
of
Greece
,
celebrated
on
the
Isthmus
of
Corinth
in
the
spring
of
every
alternate
year
.
They
consisted
of
all
kinds
of
athletic
sports
,
wrestling
,
boxing
,
racing
on
foot
and
in
chariots
,
and
also
contests
in
music
and
poetry
.
The
prize
was
a
garland
of
pine
leaves
.
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From:
WordNet (r) 2.0
Isthmian
Games
n
:
the
ancient
Panhellenic
games
held
biennially
on
the
Isthmus
of
Corinth
in
the
first
and
third
years
of
each
Olympiad
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