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xanth

Definition, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for xanth.

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Apropos of nothing, my friends have suggested Xanth to me on and off again for over a decade now.

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Quick take

a series of novels by author Piers Anthony, also known as The Magic of Xanth.

Meaning at a glance

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N

a series of novels by author Piers Anthony, also known as The Magic of Xanth.

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for xanth.

N

a series of novels by author Piers Anthony, also known as The Magic of Xanth.

Example sentences

1

Apropos of nothing, my friends have suggested Xanth to me on and off again for over a decade now.

2

Mostly light reading/irrelevant stuff (currently on book 16 of the Xanth series by Piers Anthony, reading about 2/3 books per week).

3

Hard to believe he decamped from his house in Florida which was the genesis of the xanth novels to move to California.

4

And the Battle Circle omnibus edition (it was a trilogy originally) is ranked 180,000th, so better than the most recent Xanth novel.

5

If you want some more mature books from Piers Anthony, the Apprentice Adept series and Incarnations of Immortality series are better than the Xanth ones.

6

One day, all of the magic in Xanth was turned off.

7

I loved the Xanth books as a kid, but looking at some of his stuff again as an adult, he comes off as incredibly creepy, especially knowing about some of his non-Xanth works.

8

Heh, I was just thinking about the Xanth and Cluster series and how I don't hear about them much these days.

9

As I remember them, the Xanth stories had an order but mostly stood on their own, like the detective novels TFA mentions.

10

Ha, I just checked and he's up to 45 books in the Xanth series.

11

I haven't read a Xanth in years, so this was interesting to catch up; I hadn't even realized he was still alive.

12

I must have gone through 20 of his Xanth books when I was younger.

Proper noun examples

1

Demon-Xanth: Did you have the opportunity to ask 'Is this something that should be patentable?' during the trial?

2

(I mean, assuming partial souls regenerate, Xanth-style.) I'm sure it will happen in a few years.

3

What three [Xanth] books should I be buying?

Frequently asked questions

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How do you use xanth in a sentence?

Apropos of nothing, my friends have suggested Xanth to me on and off again for over a decade now.

What does xanth mean?

a series of novels by author Piers Anthony, also known as The Magic of Xanth.

What part of speech is xanth?

xanth is commonly used as N.