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adelphopoiesis

adelphopoiesis noun: fraternisation between men.

Noun

adelphopoiesis

  1. Fraternisation between men.
  2. A ceremony where males are unionised with one another.

Forms of adelphopoiesis

alternative form (rare)adelphopϑsis

Origin of adelphopoiesis

Borrowed from Ancient Greek ἀδελφοποίησις (adelphopoíēsis), from ἀδελφός (adelphós, “brother”) + ποίησις (poíēsis, “creation”). By surface analysis, adelpho- + -poiesis.

Questions about adelphopoiesis

What does adelphopoiesis mean?
Adelphopoiesis means fraternisation between men.
What part of speech is adelphopoiesis?
Adelphopoiesis is a noun.

Words near adelphopoiesis in the dictionary

  1. adelphoparasitism
  2. adelphophage
  3. adelphophages
  4. adelphophagic
  5. adelphophagy
  6. adelphopoiesis
  7. adelphopoiia
  8. adelphotaxa
  9. adelphotaxon
  10. adelphotaxy
  11. adelphous

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