CADMEAN
\kˈadmi͡ən], \kˈadmiən], \k_ˈa_d_m_iə_n]\
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Of or pertaining to Cadmus, a fabulous prince of Thebes, who was said to have introduced into Greece the sixteen simple letters of the alphabet -- /, /, /, /, /, /, /, /, /, /These are called Cadmean letters.
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