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amphictyonic

/æmˌfɪktiˈɒnɪk/

amphictyonic adjective: of or relating to the amphictyons or their League or Council.

Adjective

amphictyonic (not comparable)

  1. (Ancient Greece) Of or relating to the amphictyons or their League or Council.
    • an Amphictyonic town or state
    • the Amphictyonic body

Origin of amphictyonic

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Ἀμφικτυονικός (Amphiktuonikós). By surface analysis, amphictyon + -ic.

Questions about amphictyonic

What does amphictyonic mean?
Amphictyonic means of or relating to the amphictyons or their League or Council.
What part of speech is amphictyonic?
Amphictyonic is an adjective.
How do you pronounce amphictyonic?
Amphictyonic is pronounced /æmˌfɪktiˈɒnɪk/.

Words near amphictyonic in the dictionary

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

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