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noun
Synonym of pankration.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
Qualifier: Ancient Greece
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Synonyms: pankration
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noun
Any of the genus Pancratium of African and Eurasian perennial, herbaceous and bulbous plants in the Amaryllis family. The flowers are large, white and fragrant.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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History
From Latin pancratium, from Ancient Greek παγκράτιον (pankrátion, “a complete contest”). Doublet of pankration.
