amphictyon
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Borrowed from Latin Amphictyones, itself a borrowing from Ancient Greek Ἀμφικτύονες (Amphiktúones), both of which are only attested in the plural. Probably the word originally meant "dwellers around, neighbours".
Noun[edit]
amphictyon (plural amphictyons)
- (Ancient Greece) One of the deputies from the confederated states of Ancient Greece to a congress or council. They considered both political and religious matters.
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Translations[edit]
deputee from the confederated states of Ancient Greece
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French[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Borrowed from Latin Amphictyones, itself a borrowing from Ancient Greek Ἀμφικτύονες (Amphiktúones), both of which are only attested in the plural.
Pronunciation[edit]
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Noun[edit]
amphictyon m (plural amphictyons)
Derived terms[edit]
Further reading[edit]
- “amphictyon”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
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