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450–500 · 5th/6th century Greek philologist and lexicographer
Also known as: Hesychios von Alexandria, Hesych, Hesychios, Hesychius, Исихий Александрийский, هيسيخيوس السكندري
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- Hesychiou Lexikon = Hesychii Dictionarium
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