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Lenaia

Lenaia proper noun: an ancient Athenian annual festival in honour of Dionysus Lenaios.

Proper noun

Lenaia

  1. (historical) An ancient Athenian annual festival in honour of Dionysus Lenaios.

Forms of Lenaia

alternative formLenaea

Origin of Lenaia

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Λήναια (Lḗnaia), from the neuter plural of ληναῖος (lēnaîos, literally “of or relating to the winepress”), from ληνός (lēnós, “winepress”) + -αῖος (-aîos).

Questions about Lenaia

What does Lenaia mean?
Lenaia means an ancient Athenian annual festival in honour of Dionysus Lenaios.
What part of speech is Lenaia?
Lenaia is a proper noun.

Words near Lenaia in the dictionary

  1. Lenagan Island
  2. Lenaghan
  3. Lenah Valley
  4. Lenahan
  5. Lenahans
  6. Lenaia
  7. lenaite
  8. lenalidomide
  9. lenampicillin
  10. Lenape
  11. Lenapehoking

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