Etymology

Bouphonia

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Today it means: The annual sacrifice of an ox and mock trial of the slaughterer at the ancient Athenian Dipolieia. Full definition →

Ancient Greek βουφόνια
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  1. Ancient Greek · borrowed fromβουφόνια
  2. English todayBouphonia

From Ancient Greek βουφόνια (bouphónia), from βοῦς (boûs) and φόνος (phónos, “slaughter”).

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