Caedmonian

adjective

Caed·​mo·​nian

(ˈ)kad¦mōnēən

variants or less commonly Caedmonic

-mänik

: of or relating to the poet Caedmon

Word History

Etymology

Caedmon, flourished a.d.670 English Christian poet + English -an or -ic

First Known Use

1823, in the meaning defined above

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