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noun
religious festival on a fixed day in honor of a god, often including prayers, games, and panegyrics.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Qualifier: Ancient Greece
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noun
A festival; a public assembly.
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Usage: obsolete
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History
From Ancient Greek πανήγυρις (panḗguris), from παν- (pan-, “all”) + ἄγυρις (águris), Aeolic form of ᾰ̓γορᾱ́ (ăgorā́, “assembly”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h2ger- (“to assemble, gather together”). See panegyric.
