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ascoliasm

ascoliasm noun: festive Athenian boys' game of jumping on a slippery goathide or leatherbag.

Noun

ascoliasm (uncountable)

  1. Festive Athenian boys' game of jumping on a slippery goathide or leatherbag.

Origin of ascoliasm

From Ancient Greek ἀσκωλιασμός (askōliasmós), probably related to ἀσκός (askós).

Questions about ascoliasm

What does ascoliasm mean?
Ascoliasm means festive Athenian boys' game of jumping on a slippery goathide or leatherbag.
What part of speech is ascoliasm?
Ascoliasm is a noun.

Words near ascoliasm in the dictionary

  1. ascoideaceous
  2. ascoids
  3. Ascoli Piceno
  4. Ascoli Satriano
  5. Ascolian
  6. ascoliasm
  7. ascolichen
  8. ascolichens
  9. ascolocular
  10. ascoma
  11. ascomata

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