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genethliaca

genethliaca is the plural of genethliacon.

Meaning of genethliacon

Noun

genethliacon (plural genethliaca)

  1. A birthday ode.
    • For they singe such a Genethliacon and byrth verse as was neuer heard of before in the worlde.1565, Thomas Beccon, “The thyrde sermon of the songe of the Angels.”, in A new postil conteinyng most godly and learned sermons vpon all the Sonday Gospelles, London: Thomas Marshe, page f. 38v

Questions about genethliaca

What is genethliaca the plural of?
Genethliaca is the plural of genethliacon.

Words near genethliaca in the dictionary

  1. Genest
  2. Genests
  3. genet
  4. genethics
  5. genethliac
  6. genethliaca
  7. genethliacal
  8. genethliacon
  9. genethliacs
  10. genethlialogic
  11. genethlialogical

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