Etymology

abaton

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Today it means: An enclosure in the temple of Asclepios where patients slept. Full definition →

Ancient Greek ἄβατον
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  1. Ancient Greek · borrowed fromἄβατον
  2. English todayabaton

Borrowed from Ancient Greek ἄβατον (ábaton), nominalized neuter form of ἄβατος (ábatos, “inaccessible”).

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