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Hebdomum

UK/ˈhɛbdɒməm/

Hebdomum proper noun: a suburb of Constantinople.

Proper noun

Hebdomum

  1. (historical) A suburb of Constantinople.
    • Muhavias by the Death of Oſman, and his Succeſſor Aly, becoming Caliph, ſo conſiderably encreaſed his Power that he rendered the Emperor Conſtantine Pogonatus his Tributary; in the fifth Year of which Prince’s Reign, the Saracens coming up with a great Fleet and Army to Conſtantinople, they ſeized...1720, Josiah Burchett, A Complete History of the Most Remarkable Transactions at Sea, page 189
    • The inauguration took place at the palace or justice court, Hebdomum (Ἕβδομον), near Constantinople.1846, Sir William Smith, “Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology”, in Earinus-Nyx, volume 2, page 513

Origin of Hebdomum

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Ἕβδομον (Hébdomon).

Questions about Hebdomum

What does Hebdomum mean?
Hebdomum means a suburb of Constantinople.
What part of speech is Hebdomum?
Hebdomum is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Hebdomum?
Hebdomum is pronounced /ˈhɛbdɒməm/ (UK).

Words near Hebdomum in the dictionary

  1. hebdometre
  2. hebdometres
  3. hebdomometre
  4. hebdomometres
  5. hebdoms
  6. Hebdomum
  7. Hebdon
  8. Hebdons
  9. hebe
  10. hebe-
  11. Hebean

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