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pancratium

pancratium noun: synonym of pankration.

Noun

pancratium (countable and uncountable, plural pancratiums)

  1. (uncountable, Ancient Greece) Synonym of pankration.
    Synonyms:
    pankration
  2. Any of the genus Pancratium of African and Eurasian perennial, herbaceous and bulbous plants in the Amaryllis family. The flowers are large, white and fragrant.

Synonyms of pancratium

Forms of pancratium

pluralpancratiums

Origin of pancratium

From Latin pancratium, from Ancient Greek παγκράτιον (pankrátion, “a complete contest”). Doublet of pankration.

Words formed from pancratium

Questions about pancratium

What does pancratium mean?
Pancratium means synonym of pankration.
What part of speech is pancratium?
Pancratium is a noun.
What is the plural of pancratium?
The plural of pancratium is pancratiums.

Words near pancratium in the dictionary

  1. pancration
  2. pancratism
  3. pancratist
  4. pancratistatin
  5. pancratists
  6. pancratium
  7. pancratiums
  8. pancreactectomy
  9. pancreaduodenectomies
  10. pancreaduodenectomy
  11. pancreas

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