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Daphnephoros

Daphnephoros noun: a boy chosen as the chief figure in the Daphnephoria procession.

Noun

Daphnephoros (plural Daphnephoroi)

  1. (historical) A boy chosen as the chief figure in the Daphnephoria procession.

Forms of Daphnephoros

pluralDaphnephoroi

Origin of Daphnephoros

Ancient Greek [Term?]

Questions about Daphnephoros

What does Daphnephoros mean?
Daphnephoros means a boy chosen as the chief figure in the Daphnephoria procession.
What part of speech is Daphnephoros?
Daphnephoros is a noun.
What is the plural of Daphnephoros?
The plural of Daphnephoros is Daphnephoroi.

Words near Daphnephoros in the dictionary

  1. Daphne Major
  2. Daphnean
  3. Daphnedale Park
  4. Daphnephoria
  5. Daphnephoroi
  6. Daphnephoros
  7. daphnes
  8. daphnetin
  9. daphnetoxin
  10. daphnia
  11. Daphnian

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