Callimachean

English

Adjective

Callimachean (comparative more Callimachean, superlative most Callimachean)

1. Of or relating to Callimachus (Ancient Greek: Καλλίμαχος; c. 310–c. 240 BC), Ancient Greek poet, scholar and librarian who was active in Alexandria during the 3rd century BC.

Alternative forms

• Callimachan, Callimachian

Derived terms

• Callimacheanism