Definition of Milesian tale in English:

Milesian tale

(also Milesian story)

noun

An erotic short story of a type produced by ancient Greek and Roman novelists.

Origin

Late 18th century; earliest use found in Samuel Taylor Coleridge (1772–1834), poet, critic, and philosopher. After Hellenistic Greek τὰ Μιλησιακά (classical Latin Milesiae, short for Milesiae fabulae), the title of a collection of stories by Aristides (2nd cent. b.c.); probably so called because Miletus was the traditional setting for the genre.

Definition of Milesian tale in US English:

Milesian tale

(also Milesian story)

noun

An erotic short story of a type produced by ancient Greek and Roman novelists.

Origin

Late 18th century; earliest use found in Samuel Taylor Coleridge (1772–1834), poet, critic, and philosopher. After Hellenistic Greek τὰ Μιλησιακά (classical Latin Milesiae, short for Milesiae fabulae), the title of a collection of stories by Aristides (2nd cent. b.c.); probably so called because Miletus was the traditional setting for the genre.

单词	Milesian tale
释义	Definition of Milesian tale in English: Milesian tale (also Milesian story) noun An erotic short story of a type produced by ancient Greek and Roman novelists. Origin Late 18th century; earliest use found in Samuel Taylor Coleridge (1772–1834), poet, critic, and philosopher. After Hellenistic Greek τὰ Μιλησιακά (classical Latin Milesiae, short for Milesiae fabulae), the title of a collection of stories by Aristides (2nd cent. b.c.); probably so called because Miletus was the traditional setting for the genre. Definition of Milesian tale in US English: Milesian tale (also Milesian story) noun An erotic short story of a type produced by ancient Greek and Roman novelists. Origin Late 18th century; earliest use found in Samuel Taylor Coleridge (1772–1834), poet, critic, and philosopher. After Hellenistic Greek τὰ Μιλησιακά (classical Latin Milesiae, short for Milesiae fabulae), the title of a collection of stories by Aristides (2nd cent. b.c.); probably so called because Miletus was the traditional setting for the genre.
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