HOW TO PRONOUNCE
timon
/ˈtaɪmən/
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What does timon mean?
proper noun
- A male given name from Ancient Greek of mostly historical use.
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IPA pronunciation
/ˈtaɪmən/
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If I want gold, steal but a beggar’s dog And give it Timon, why, the dog coins gold.
At the celebration of the festival of flagons, these two kept the feast together, and Apemantus saying to him, "What a pleasant party, Timon!"
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The coroner, in Mr. Wopsle’s hands, became Timon of Athens; the beadle, Coriolanus.
And therefore Diogenes, who passed away his time in rolling himself in his tub, and made nothing of the great Alexander, esteeming us no better than flies or bladders puffed up with wind, was a sharper and more penetrating, and, consequently in my opinion, a juster judge than Timon, surnamed the Man-hater; for what a man hates he lays to heart.