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deipno-

/ˈdaɪpnəʊ-/

deipno- prefix: dinner, banquet.

Prefix

deipno-

  1. Dinner, banquet.
    • The Deipnosophists or Banquet of the Learnèd of Athenaeus
    • An interchange of deipno-diplomatic correspondence.1827, The British Critic, number I, page 475

Forms of deipno-

alternative formdeipn-

Origin of deipno-

From the Ancient Greek δειπνο- (deipno-) from δεῖπνον (deîpnon, “dinner”). By surface analysis, deipn- + -o-.

Questions about deipno-

What does deipno- mean?
Deipno- means dinner, banquet.
What part of speech is deipno-?
Deipno- is a prefix.
How do you pronounce deipno-?
Deipno- is pronounced /ˈdaɪpnəʊ-/.

Words near deipno- in the dictionary

  1. Deipara
  2. deiparous
  3. deiphonine
  4. deiphonines
  5. deipn-
  6. deipno-
  7. deipnophobia
  8. deipnosophist
  9. deipnosophistry
  10. deipnosophists
  11. deipnosophy

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