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dion

/ˈdiːɑn/

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What does dion mean?

proper noun

  1. A male given name from Ancient Greek.
  2. A surname from French.

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/ˈdiːɑn/

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If we are to accept the account of Xiphilinus, Dion brings forward some striking proofs of divine interference.
Henry Smith Williams; Edward Huntington WilliamsA History of Science — Volume 1Project Gutenberg ebook #1705
After this, Dion, taking the Epipolae, released the citizens who were imprisoned there, and then raised a wall to invest the castle.
PlutarchPlutarch: Lives of the noble Grecians and RomansProject Gutenberg ebook #674
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Mr. Dion Boucicault also lectured at Bridgeport for the benefit of this cemetery and Tom Thumb gave an entertainment for the same object.
Joel BentonA Unique Story of a Marvellous Career: Life of Hon. Phineas T. BarnumProject Gutenberg ebook #1576
For the contribution of the pseudo-Dionysius to mediaeval cosmology, see Dion.
Andrew Dickson WhiteHistory of the Warfare of Science with Theology in ChristendomProject Gutenberg ebook #505
Thus did Dion Prusaeus, a stranger and a private orator, counsel the Rhodians against a former edict; and I abound with other like examples, which to set here would be superfluous.
John MiltonAreopagitica A Speech for the Liberty of Unlicensed Printing to the Parliament of EnglandProject Gutenberg ebook #608