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Fordicidia

Fordicidia proper noun: an ancient Roman festival of fertility, held two days after the Ides of April (April 15).

Proper noun

Fordicidia

  1. An ancient Roman festival of fertility, held two days after the Ides of April (April 15).

Origin of Fordicidia

Borrowed from Latin Fordicīdia, from forda (“pregnant cow”) + -cīdia, plural of -cīdium (“denoting an act of slaughter”).

Questions about Fordicidia

What does Fordicidia mean?
Fordicidia means an ancient Roman festival of fertility, held two days after the Ides of April (April 15).
What part of speech is Fordicidia?
Fordicidia is a proper noun.

Words near Fordicidia in the dictionary

  1. Fordham
  2. Fordhook
  3. Fordhooks
  4. Fordhouses
  5. Fordian
  6. Fordicidia
  7. fordid
  8. Fordie
  9. Fordies
  10. fordim
  11. fordimmed

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