proper nounSpŏrădesSPORADES☆ KeepMeaningislands in the Ægean SeaLewis & Short 1879ModernAs printed, 1879SPORADESLEWIS & SHORTSPORADESSpŏrădes, um, f., = Σποράδες, I. islands in the Ægean Sea, between the Cyclades and Crete, Mel. 2, 7, 11; Plin. 4, 12, 23, § 63.—Acc. Sporadas, Prisc. Perieg. 550.Read the whole entryIn the Academy Smith's classical dictionariesGeographySporadesSporades (Σποράδες), or the Scattered, a group of islands in the Aegaean, Cretan, and Carpathian seas, so called because they were scattered throughou…