Etymology

epagomena

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Today it means: Time (usually five days) appended to a calendar year, outside of any regular month, to make the year 365 days long (in e.g. the ancient Egyptian calendar and in the French Republican calendar). Full definition →

Ancient Greek ἐπαγόμενος
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  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromἐπαγόμενος“added on”
  2. English todayepagomena

From the neuter plural of Ancient Greek ἐπαγόμενος (epagómenos, “added on”), used by Greek writers of antiquity to describe the five epagomenal days of the calendar of the Egyptians.

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