μελανία
melania
blackness
Appears 22 times across Aristotle's works.
Frequency by work
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Dictionary (LSJ)
μελανία, ἡ, (μέλας) A. blackness, opp. λευκότης, Ph. 264b8, Metaph. 1020b10, 12.8.18, etc.; μ. τῆς μορφῆς, of negroes, 16; μ. οὐλῶν 1.34; μ. ἐκ τόκου ap. 12.447: in pl., Hierocl.p.35 A. II. black cloud, An. 1.8.8 in pl., black spots, 1.81.7. 2. black pigment, HP 5.3.1.
Key passages & sense analysis (Bonitz)
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