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Bouphonia

Bouphonia proper noun: the annual sacrifice of an ox and mock trial of the slaughterer at the ancient Athenian Dipolieia.

Proper noun

Bouphonia

  1. The annual sacrifice of an ox and mock trial of the slaughterer at the ancient Athenian Dipolieia.

Origin of Bouphonia

From Ancient Greek βουφόνια (bouphónia), from βοῦς (boûs) and φόνος (phónos, “slaughter”).

Questions about Bouphonia

What does Bouphonia mean?
Bouphonia means the annual sacrifice of an ox and mock trial of the slaughterer at the ancient Athenian Dipolieia.
What part of speech is Bouphonia?
Bouphonia is a proper noun.

Words near Bouphonia in the dictionary

  1. bounty jumpers
  2. Bountygate
  3. bountyhed
  4. bountying
  5. bountyless
  6. Bouphonia
  7. bouquet
  8. bouquet garni
  9. bouquet of circles
  10. bouquet of spheres
  11. bouquetin

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