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hedon

name · noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • /ˈhɛdɒn/
  • /ˈhiːdən/

1

name

Meaning 1

A town and civil parish with a town council in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref TA1828).

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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2

noun

Meaning 2

A unit of pleasure used to theoretically weigh people's happiness.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: economics, sciences

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History

Etymology

Back-formation from hedonism, ultimately from Ancient Greek ἡδονή (hēdonḗ, “pleasure”). Doublet of Edoni.