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Dioscorides in a sentence

Context around Dioscorides

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 21 words
  • Position in the sentence: 2 start, 1 middle, 0 end
  • Sentence types: 3 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

named 1× egypt 1×

Often after:

listed 1×

Sentence patterns with Dioscorides

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

dioscorides listed horseradish 1× doctors named dioscorides and posidonius 1× from egypt dioscorides i 63 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

dioscorides listed horseradish 1× he records that 1× malobathrum from egypt 1×

Common sentence endings:

agitation and delirium 1× cost 300 denarii 1× offered various names 1×

Words around Dioscorides

Just before it in the word index:

dioscoreales 8 dioscoreaceae 7 dioscorea 4 dioscoraceae 2 dios 19 diorite 3

Just after it in the word index:

dioscorus 10 dioscurides 2 dioscurus 2 diosdado 10 diospyros 3 diotrephes 3

Similar in corpus frequency:

aaaaand 5 aaah 5 aacl 5 aak 5 aapke 5 aarav 5

Corpus analysis for Dioscorides

  • In this selection, "dioscorides" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 21 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, named, egypt and listed stand out and add context to how "dioscorides" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include dioscorides listed horseradish and doctors named dioscorides and posidonius. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "dioscorides" sits close to words such as aaaaand, aaah and aacl, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with dioscorides

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

He records that Alexandrian doctors named Dioscorides and Posidonius described symptoms including acute fever, pain, agitation, and delirium. (18 words)

Malobathrum from Egypt (Dioscorides I, 63) was based on beef fat and contained cinnamon, as well; one pound cost 300 denarii. (21 words)

Dioscorides listed horseradish equally as Persicon sinapi (Diosc. 2.186) or Sinapi persicum (Diosc. 2.168), Early Modern translators of Dioscurides offered various names. (24 words)

Longer example sentences

Dioscorides listed horseradish equally as Persicon sinapi (Diosc. 2.186) or Sinapi persicum (Diosc. 2.168), Early Modern translators of Dioscurides offered various names. (24 words)

Malobathrum from Egypt (Dioscorides I, 63) was based on beef fat and contained cinnamon, as well; one pound cost 300 denarii. (21 words)

He records that Alexandrian doctors named Dioscorides and Posidonius described symptoms including acute fever, pain, agitation, and delirium. (18 words)

Example sentences (3)

Dioscorides listed horseradish equally as Persicon sinapi (Diosc. 2.186) or Sinapi persicum (Diosc. 2.168), Early Modern translators of Dioscurides offered various names.

He records that Alexandrian doctors named Dioscorides and Posidonius described symptoms including acute fever, pain, agitation, and delirium.

Malobathrum from Egypt (Dioscorides I, 63) was based on beef fat and contained cinnamon, as well; one pound cost 300 denarii.

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