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oreibasia

/əɹeɪˈbæsɪə/

oreibasia noun: a nocturnal ceremony of Bacchic women in Ancient Greece.

Noun

oreibasia

  1. A nocturnal ceremony of Bacchic women in Ancient Greece.
    • Besides, it was getting cold. They say that the oreibasia took place in midwinter, but I daresay the Peloponnesus is considerably milder that time of year than Vermont.1992, Donna Tartt, The Secret History

Origin of oreibasia

Greek ορειβασία, literally ‘mountain-treading’.

Questions about oreibasia

What does oreibasia mean?
Oreibasia means a nocturnal ceremony of Bacchic women in Ancient Greece.
What part of speech is oreibasia?
Oreibasia is a noun.
How do you pronounce oreibasia?
Oreibasia is pronounced /əɹeɪˈbæsɪə/.

Words near oreibasia in the dictionary

  1. oregonite
  2. oregovomab
  3. orehouse
  4. orehouses
  5. Orehovica
  6. oreibasia
  7. oreide
  8. oreides
  9. oreille de crisse
  10. oreilles de crisse
  11. oreillette

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