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amphictyon

amphictyon noun: one of the deputies from the confederated states of Ancient Greece to a congress or council. They considered both political and religious matters.

Noun

amphictyon (plural amphictyons)

  1. (Ancient Greece) One of the deputies from the confederated states of Ancient Greece to a congress or council. They considered both political and religious matters.

Forms of amphictyon

pluralamphictyons

Origin of amphictyon

Borrowed from Latin Amphictyones, itself a borrowing from Ancient Greek Ἀμφικτύονες (Amphiktúones), both of which are only attested in the plural. Probably the word originally meant "dwellers around, neighbours".

Words formed from amphictyon

Questions about amphictyon

What does amphictyon mean?
Amphictyon means one of the deputies from the confederated states of Ancient Greece to a congress or council. They considered both political and religious matters.
What part of speech is amphictyon?
Amphictyon is a noun.
What is the plural of amphictyon?
The plural of amphictyon is amphictyons.

Words near amphictyon in the dictionary

  1. amphicontinental
  2. amphicoronate
  3. amphicrania
  4. amphicribral
  5. amphicrine
  6. amphictyon
  7. amphictyonic
  8. amphictyonies
  9. amphictyons
  10. amphictyony
  11. amphicyonid

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