liknon

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English

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Etymology

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From Ancient Greek λίκνον (líknon).

Noun

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liknon (plural liknons or liknoi)

  1. (historical) A winnowing fan in Ancient Greece, involved in Dionysian rites and the Eleusinian Mysteries.