Etymology

liknon

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Today it means: A winnowing fan in Ancient Greece, involved in Dionysian rites and the Eleusinian Mysteries. Full definition →

Ancient Greek λίκνον
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  1. Ancient Greek · borrowed fromλίκνον
  2. English todayliknon

From Ancient Greek λίκνον (líknon).

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