Scaliger

UK:**UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈskælɪdʒə/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(skal′i jər)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
Scal•i•ger  (skal′i jər),USA pronunciation n. 
    Joseph Jus•tus  (jus′təs),USA pronunciation 1540–1609, French scholar and critic.
  1. Biographicalhis father, Julius Caesar, 1484–1558, Italian scholar, philosopher, and critic in France.

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
Scaliger /ˈskælɪdʒə/ n
  1. Joseph Justus ( ˈdʒʌstəs ). 1540–1609, French scholar, who revolutionized the study of ancient chronology by his work De Emendatione temporum (1583)
  2. his father, Julius Caesar. 1484–1558, Italian classical scholar, and writer on biology and medicine
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