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kionedon

kionedon adverb: in a vertical manner, as on a pillar (kion); in vertical lines from top to bottom.

kionedon: in a vertical manner, as on a pillar (kion); in vertical lines from top to bottom
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Adverb

kionedon (not comparable)

  1. (historical) in a vertical manner, as on a pillar (kion); in vertical lines from top to bottom.
  2. like a pillar

Adjective

kionedon (not comparable)

  1. (historical) Written in a vertical manner, as on a pillar (kion)

Noun

kionedon (uncountable)

  1. (historical) Writing that is vertical, as on a pillar (kion)

Origin of kionedon

From Ancient Greek κιονηδόν (kionēdón), from κίων (kíōn, “pillar”) + -ηδον (-ēdon, “adverbial suffix”).

Questions about kionedon

What does kionedon mean?
Kionedon means in a vertical manner, as on a pillar (kion); in vertical lines from top to bottom.
What part of speech is kionedon?
Kionedon can be an adverb, an adjective or a noun.

Words near kionedon in the dictionary

  1. Kioff
  2. Kioga
  3. Kiokmay
  4. kiondo
  5. kiondos
  6. kionedon
  7. Kiong Hee Huat Chai
  8. kionobiont
  9. kionoceratid
  10. kionoceratids
  11. Kiora

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