amphictyonic

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English

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Ancient Greek Ἀμφικτυονικός (Amphiktuonikós). By surface analysis, amphictyon +‎ -ic.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /æmˌfɪktiˈɒnɪk/

Adjective

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amphictyonic (not comparable)

  1. (Ancient Greece) Of or relating to the amphictyons or their League or Council.
    an Amphictyonic town or state
    the Amphictyonic body
    • 1854, William Smith, A History of Greece: From the Earliest Times to the Roman ... - Página 50:
      Of the duties of the Amphictyonic Council nothing will give us a better idea than the oath taken by its members. It ran thus “We will not destroy any Amphictyonic town, nor cut it off from running water in war or peace []

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References

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amphictyonic”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.