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Anthesteria

Anthesteria proper noun: a Dionysian flower festival in ancient Athens.

Proper noun

Anthesteria

  1. a Dionysian flower festival in ancient Athens

Origin of Anthesteria

From Ancient Greek Ἀνθεστήρια (Anthestḗria).

Questions about Anthesteria

What does Anthesteria mean?
Anthesteria means a Dionysian flower festival in ancient Athens.
What part of speech is Anthesteria?
Anthesteria is a proper noun.

Words near Anthesteria in the dictionary

  1. antherozoon
  2. anthers
  3. Anthes
  4. antheses
  5. anthesis
  6. Anthesteria
  7. Anthesterion
  8. anthetic
  9. anthia
  10. anthias
  11. anthicid

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