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Pædion

UK/ˈpiːdɪɒn/

Pædion proper noun: the Athenian plain.

Proper noun

Pædion

  1. (hypercorrect, obsolete) The Athenian plain.
    • We ſet out early in the morning, and croſſed the Pædion, or country of Athens, of which Laſthenia pointed out the beauties.1799, Étienne-François de Lantier, The Travels of Antenor in Greece and Asia, page 341

Origin of Pædion

From Ancient Greek πεδίον (pedíon, “field, plain”).

Questions about Pædion

What does Pædion mean?
Pædion means the Athenian plain.
What part of speech is Pædion?
Pædion is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Pædion?
Pædion is pronounced /ˈpiːdɪɒn/ (UK).

Words near Pædion in the dictionary

  1. pædiatries
  2. pædiatrist
  3. pædiatrists
  4. pædiatry
  5. pædication
  6. Pædion
  7. pædo-
  8. pædobaptism
  9. pædobaptisms
  10. pædobaptist
  11. pædobaptists

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