- Cretan
- Cretan O.E. Cretense (pl.), from L. Cretanus (sing.); see CRETE (Cf. Crete). They were proverbial in ancient times as liars; Cf. Gk. kretismos "lying," lit. "Cretan behavior."
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Cretan
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