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liknon

liknon noun: a winnowing fan in Ancient Greece, involved in Dionysian rites and the Eleusinian Mysteries.

Noun

liknon (plural liknons or liknoi)

  1. (historical) A winnowing fan in Ancient Greece, involved in Dionysian rites and the Eleusinian Mysteries.

Forms of liknon

pluralliknons
pluralliknoi

Origin of liknon

From Ancient Greek λίκνον (líknon).

Questions about liknon

What does liknon mean?
Liknon means a winnowing fan in Ancient Greece, involved in Dionysian rites and the Eleusinian Mysteries.
What part of speech is liknon?
Liknon is a noun.
What is the plural of liknon?
The plural of liknon is liknons.

Words near liknon in the dictionary

  1. likker up
  2. likkered
  3. likkers
  4. likkle
  5. liknoi
  6. liknon
  7. liknons
  8. Likou
  9. likubin
  10. Likud
  11. Likudist

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