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amphidromia

amphidromia noun: an ancient Greek postnatal festive ceremony.

Noun (1)

amphidromia (uncountable)

  1. An ancient Greek postnatal festive ceremony.

Noun (2) capitalized: Amphidromia

Amphidromia

  1. (historical) In Ancient Greece, a ceremonial feast celebrated on the fifth or seventh day after the birth of a child.

Origin of amphidromia

Borrowed from Ancient Greek ἀμφιδρόμια (amphidrómia).

From Ancient Greek ἀμφιδρόμια (amphidrómia).

Words formed from amphidromia

Questions about amphidromia

What does amphidromia mean?
Amphidromia means an ancient Greek postnatal festive ceremony.
What part of speech is amphidromia?
Amphidromia is a noun.

Words near amphidromia in the dictionary

  1. amphidisks
  2. amphidomatacean
  3. amphidomataceans
  4. amphidontid
  5. amphidontids
  6. amphidromia
  7. amphidromic
  8. amphidromic point
  9. amphidromic points
  10. amphidromical
  11. amphidromine

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