Associations to the word «Xenophon»

Wiktionary

XENOPHON, proper noun. Athenian historian and philosopher born 427 BCE and author of the Anabasis and Memorabilia. He was a pupil of Socrates and became a general during the Persian wars.

Dictionary definition

XENOPHON, noun. Greek general and historian; student of Socrates (430-355 BC).

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats