Etymology

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Today it means: The popular deliberative assembly in the Ancient Greek city-state of Sparta, corresponding to the ecclesia in most other Greek states. Full definition →

Ancient Greek ἀπέλλα
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  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromἀπέλλα“assembly”
  2. English todayapella

From Ancient Greek ἀπέλλα (apélla, “assembly”).

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