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agonothetes

/əˌɡəʊnəˈθiːtiz/

agonothetes noun: an officer who presided over the great public games in Ancient Greece. Also the plural of agonothete.

Noun

agonothetes (plural agonothetai)

  1. (historical) An officer who presided over the great public games in Ancient Greece.
    Synonyms:
    agonothete

Also used as

agonothetes is also the plural of agonothete.

Synonyms of agonothetes

Forms of agonothetes

pluralagonothetai

Origin of agonothetes

From Ancient Greek ἀγωνοθέτης (agōnothétēs).

Words formed from agonothetes

Questions about agonothetes

What does agonothetes mean?
Agonothetes means an officer who presided over the great public games in Ancient Greece.
What part of speech is agonothetes?
Agonothetes is a noun.
How do you pronounce agonothetes?
Agonothetes is pronounced /əˌɡəʊnəˈθiːtiz/.
What is the plural of agonothetes?
The plural of agonothetes is agonothetai.

Words near agonothetes in the dictionary

  1. agonizingly
  2. agonizings
  3. agonophilia
  4. agonothetai
  5. agonothete
  6. agonothetes
  7. agonothetic
  8. agonous
  9. agonoxenid
  10. agonoxenids
  11. agonoxenine

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