Solon

[ soh-luhn ]

noun

1. c638–c558 b.c., Athenian statesman.
2. (often lowercase) a wise lawgiver.
3. a town in N Ohio.

Solon

/ ˈsəʊlən; səʊˈləʊnɪən; səʊˈlɒnɪk /

noun

1. Solon?638 bc?559 bcMAthenianPOLITICS: statesman ?638–?559 bc , Athenian statesman, who introduced economic, political, and legal reforms

Derived Forms

• Solonian, adjective

Other Words From

• So·lo·ni·an [soh-, loh, -nee-, uh, n], So·lon·ic [soh-, lon, -ik], adjective
• pre-So·loni·an adjective

Example Sentences

Instead, Mr. Miller, a first-term congressman who spent four years in the White House as a top aide to former President Donald J. Trump, was greeted at a town hall-style meeting on Saturday in the city of Solon with a sustained round of applause.

From New York Times

Students will work alongside the papers’ existing one- or two-person reporting staffs and put themselves to work covering the small communities of Mount Vernon, Lisbon and Solon, Iowa.

From Seattle Times

The deal was finalized in February, with the nonprofit that runs The Daily Iowan taking over the Mount Vernon-Lisbon Sun and the Solon Economist.

From Seattle Times

“It used to be an issue for me,” said the 56-year-old from Solon, Iowa.

From Seattle Times

“Everybody sees the writing on the wall,” said Angela Roemerman, a 56-year-old Republican from Solon, Iowa, as she waited for former United Nations Ambassador Nikki Haley to arrive for a weekend rally at Field Day Brewing Co. in North Liberty.

From Seattle Times

Related Words

• buff
• cognoscenti
• expert
• intellectual
• philosopher
• professor
• scholar
• thinker