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partheniad

partheniad noun: a poem in honour of a virgin.

Noun

partheniad (plural partheniads)

  1. (obsolete) A poem in honour of a virgin.

Forms of partheniad

pluralpartheniads

Origin of partheniad

See parthen- + -iad.

Questions about partheniad

What does partheniad mean?
Partheniad means a poem in honour of a virgin.
What part of speech is partheniad?
Partheniad is a noun.
What is the plural of partheniad?
The plural of partheniad is partheniads.

Words near partheniad in the dictionary

  1. parthenaic
  2. partheneia
  3. Parthenia
  4. partheniac
  5. partheniacs
  6. partheniad
  7. partheniads
  8. Partheniae
  9. Parthenian
  10. Parthenians
  11. Parthenic

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