εγκύκλιος

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Greek

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /eŋˈɟi.kli.os/
  • Hyphenation: ε‧γκύ‧κλι‧ος

Etymology 1

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Learned borrowing from Koine Greek ἐγκύκλιος (enkúklios) in the context of ἐγκύκλιος παιδεία (enkúklios paideía, general education).[1]

Adjective

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εγκύκλιος (egkýkliosm (feminine εγκύκλιος or εγκύκλια, neuter εγκύκλιο)

  1. (education) all-round, general
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This adjective needs an inflection-table template.

Etymology 2

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Learned nominalization of the feminine form of the adjective εγκύκλιος, with semantic loan from French circulaire.[1]

Noun

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εγκύκλιος (egkýkliosf (plural εγκύκλιοι or εγκύκλιες)

  1. circular (official directive or notice intended for circulation)
    εγκύκλιος επιστολή (adjectival use)egkýklios epistolícircular letter
  2. (Christianity) encyclical
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References

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  1. 1.0 1.1 εγκύκλιος, in Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], Triantafyllidis Foundation, 1998 at the Centre for the Greek language

Further reading

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