Aretinian

adjective

Ar·​e·​tin·​i·​an

-tē-

archaic : guidonian

Word History

Etymology

Italian aretino of Guido d'Arezzo †about 1050 Italian monk and musician, literally, of Arezzo, city in Tuscany, Italy, where he lived (from Latin Arretinus, from Arretium Arezzo + -inus -ine) + English -ian

First Known Use

circa 1923, in the meaning defined above

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