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sardonian
† sarˈdonian, a. and n. Obs. Also 6 sardenian. See also Sardinian a. 2. [f. L. sardoni-us + -an. The Latin adj. is ad. Gr. σαρδόνιος Sardinian, which in late Gr. was substituted for σαρδάνιος (Homer, etc.; of obscure origin), as the descriptive epithet of bitter or scornful laughter; the motive of t... Oxford English Dictionary
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sardenian
sardenian, -denyk see sardonian, -donyx. Oxford English Dictionary
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sardonican
[sardonican, a. Error for sardonian a.[1794 [T. Taylor] Pausanias' Descr. Greece III. 149 Homer first, and others after him, call laughter, which conceals some noxious design, Sardonian.] 1837 Richardson, Sardonican [quoting this as ‘Sardonican’]. [Hence in Cassell's Encycl. Dict., Century Dict., We... Oxford English Dictionary
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sardonic
sardonic, a. (sɑːˈdɒnɪk) Also 7 sardonick, sardanique. [a. F. sardonique (16th c.) = Sp. sardónico, Pg., It. sardonico, as if ad. L. *sardonicus, an alteration (by substitution of suffix: see -ic) of sardonius: see sardonian. Hobbes's form sardanique is assimilated to Gr. σαρδάνιος: see prec.] a. Of... Oxford English Dictionary
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Sardinian
Sardinian, a. and n. (sɑːˈdɪnɪən) [f. Sardinia (see below) + -an.] A. adj. 1. a. Of or pertaining to Sardinia, i.e. either the large island adjacent to Corsica, or the kingdom of Sardinia (1720–1859), which had its capital at Turin, and included the island of Sardinia as well as Piedmont and adjacen... Oxford English Dictionary
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