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xenium

UK/ˈziːnɪəm/

xenium noun: a gift or offering.

Noun

xenium (plural xenia)

  1. A gift or offering.
    • At Rochester the Bishop received a xenium or pension on St. Andrew's Day from the convent.1872, Mackenzie Edward C. Walcott, Traditions and customs of cathedrals, page 136
    1. (historical) A gift or offering given to a guest or a stranger, especially of food, in Ancient Greece or Ancient Rome.

Forms of xenium

pluralxenia

Origin of xenium

Borrowed from Latin xenium, from Ancient Greek ξένιον (xénion), neuter accusative of ξένῐος (xénĭos, “pertaining to a guest”, adjective), ultimately from ξένος (xénos, “guest, stranger”). First attested in the 1700s.

Questions about xenium

What does xenium mean?
Xenium means a gift or offering.
What part of speech is xenium?
Xenium is a noun.
How do you pronounce xenium?
Xenium is pronounced /ˈziːnɪəm/ (UK).
What is the plural of xenium?
The plural of xenium is xenia.

Words near xenium in the dictionary

  1. xenisms
  2. xenisthmid
  3. xenisthmids
  4. Xenite
  5. Xenites
  6. xenium
  7. Xenix
  8. xenization
  9. xenna-
  10. xennial
  11. xennials

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