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apotropaia

apotropaia is the plural of apotropaion.

Meaning of apotropaion

Noun

apotropaion (plural apotropaia)

  1. Something that wards off evil; an amulet or magic charm.
    • Walking in nature, we see, identify, name, recognize. This recognition is our apotropaion, that is, our warding off of fear.1990, Camille Paglia, Sexual Personae
    Synonyms:
    apotropaic

Questions about apotropaia

What is apotropaia the plural of?
Apotropaia is the plural of apotropaion.

Words near apotropaia in the dictionary

  1. apotransaminase
  2. apotransaminases
  3. apotransferrin
  4. apotreptic
  5. apotreptics
  6. apotropaia
  7. apotropaic
  8. apotropaic eye
  9. apotropaically
  10. apotropaics
  11. apotropaion

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