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anadem

UK/ˈa.nə.dɛm/

anadem noun: a headband, especially a garland of flowers.

Noun

anadem (plural anadems)

  1. A headband, especially a garland of flowers.
    • Ada, on the grass, kept trying to make an anadem of marguerites for the dog while Lucette looked on, munching a crumpet.1969, Vladimir Nabokov, Ada or Ardor, Penguin, published 2011, page 67
    • As she held high the Staff, she caught the early sunlight. Her hair shone about her like an anadem, and the golden Ranyhyn bore her up like an offering to the wide day.1978, Stephen Donaldson, The Illearth War

anadem meaning in Urdu

anadem in Urdu

ہار, گَجرا, سَر بَند, بال بَند, چُوڑا, موہاف

Forms of anadem

pluralanadems

Origin of anadem

From Latin anadēma, from Ancient Greek ἀνάδημα (anádēma, “head-band”).

Words formed from anadem

  • anademed

Questions about anadem

What does anadem mean?
Anadem means a headband, especially a garland of flowers.
What is anadem in Urdu?
Anadem in Urdu is ہار, گَجرا, سَر بَند. See Anadem meaning in Urdu.
What part of speech is anadem?
Anadem is a noun.
How do you pronounce anadem?
Anadem is pronounced /ˈa.nə.dɛm/ (UK).
What is the plural of anadem?
The plural of anadem is anadems.

Words near anadem in the dictionary

  1. anacyclic
  2. anacyclosis
  3. Anadama
  4. Anadama bread
  5. Anadarko
  6. anadem
  7. anadems
  8. anadenia
  9. ANADEW
  10. anadicrotic
  11. anadicrotism

Source and license

Adapted from Wiktionary: anadem (page history and authors); anadem (Urdu Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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