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   The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition.  2000.
 
Arsacid
 
SYLLABICATION:Ar·sa·cid
PRONUNCIATION:  ärs-sd, är-s-
ADJECTIVE: Of or relating to the Parthian dynasty that ruled Persia and parts of Asia Minor from c. 250 b.c. until its overthrow in a.d. 224.
NOUN: A member or subject of this dynasty.
ETYMOLOGY:After Arsaces (fl. 250 b.c.), founder of the dynasty.
 
 
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