Medo-
(ˈmiːdəʊ)
combining form of Mede n. (L. Mēdus, Gr. Μῆδος), used parasynthetically with terms denoting other peoples or countries, esp. Medo-Persian adj.
| 1769 J. Brown Dict. Bible II. 381/2 The three kingdoms..conquered by Cyrus and his Medo-Persian troops. 1835 J. B. Robertson tr. Schlegel's Philos. of Hist. I. vii. 272 The Assyro-Babylonian empire which preceded the Medo-Persian. 1869 G. Rawlinson Man. Anc. Hist. ii. 9 A revolution in the Medo-Persian capital. 1875 Encycl. Brit. I. 604/2 The name for God in Medo-Scythic is Annap. 1899 Captain Apr. 96/2 There are certain Medo-Persian laws pertaining to a successful stamp collection. 1938 Times Lit. Suppl. 1 Jan. 14/2 For a long period the technique of American journalism has been almost Medo-Persian in its rigidity. |