ψυχαγωγία

Greek

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Etymology

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Learnedly, from Hellenistic Koine Greek ψυχαγωγία (psukhagōgía), from Ancient Greek ψῡχᾰγωγῐ́ᾱ (psūkhagōgíā, evocation of the dead souls),[1] from ψῡχᾰγωγός (psūkhagōgós, one who leads the dead souls).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /psi.xa.ɣoˈʝi.a/
  • with article, feminine singular accusative την (tin): IPA(key): /tim‿bzi.xa.ɣoˈʝi.a/
  • Hyphenation: ψυ‧χα‧γω‧γί‧α

Noun

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ψυχαγωγία (psychagogíaf (plural ψυχαγωγίες)

  1. entertainment, recreation

Declension

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Synonyms

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  • and see: ψυχή f (psychí, soul) & άγω (ágo, lead)

References

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

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