Usually means: Attraction to men by men.
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We found 11 dictionaries that define the word achillean:

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  1. Achillean: Merriam-Webster
  2. Achillean: Collins English Dictionary
  3. Achillean, achillean: Wordnik
  4. Achillean: Wiktionary
  5. Achillean, achillean: Dictionary.com
  6. Achillean: Online Plain Text English Dictionary
  7. achillean: Webster's Revised Unabridged, 1913 Edition
  8. Achillean: AllWords.com Multi-Lingual Dictionary
  9. achillean: FreeDictionary.org
  10. Achillean: TheFreeDictionary.com
  11. Achillean: Merriam-Webster

Definitions from Wiktionary (Achillean)

adjective:  Resembling or relating to Achilles, the hero of the Iliad.
adjective:  Invincible with only one small weakness (an Achilles heel), which becomes one's downfall.
adjective:  Guided by emotional motives, especially rage, rather than reason.
adjective:  Of or relating to Achilles Tatius, a Roman-era Greek writer.
adjective:  Pertaining to the Achilles tendon.
adjective:  Of or relating to sexual or romantic intimacy between men, supposedly in the style of Achilles' relationship with Patroclus.
noun:  A fighter on the side of Achilles in the Trojan war; an Achaean.

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