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epagomenal

UK/ˌɛpəˈɡɒmənəl/

epagomenal adjective: induced, provided.

Adjective

epagomenal (not comparable)

  1. induced, provided
    • The gods are immortal and therefore they are not born in the human social time of the year; they are born "outside" in the larger frame of the epagomenal days.1981, William Irwin Thompson, The Time Falling Bodies Take to Light: Mythology, Sexuality and the Origins of Culture, London: Rider/Hutchinson & Co., page 211
    • [The Ancient Egyptian calendar had] 12 months each 30 days long followed by five epagomenal days.1997, Leo Depuyt, Civil Calendar and Lunar Calendar in Ancient Egypt, Peeters, page 57

Origin of epagomenal

From Ancient Greek αἱ ἐπαγόμεναι (ἡμέραι) (hai epagómenai (hēmérai), “the five additional days of the calendar of the Egyptians”), from ἐπάγω (epágō, “I bring in”).

Questions about epagomenal

What does epagomenal mean?
Epagomenal means induced, provided.
What part of speech is epagomenal?
Epagomenal is an adjective.
How do you pronounce epagomenal?
Epagomenal is pronounced /ˌɛpəˈɡɒmənəl/ (UK).

Words near epagomenal in the dictionary

  1. epacts
  2. epaenetic
  3. epagoge
  4. epagogic
  5. epagomena
  6. epagomenal
  7. epagomenic
  8. epainetic
  9. epaleaceous
  10. epalon
  11. epalons

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