Anticythera

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A form of Antikythera — An island of Greece located between the Peloponnese and Crete, near Kythira.

OriginLatin Anticythēra ← Ancient Greek Ἀντικύθηρα →
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Meanings

proper noun
  1. alternativeAlternative form of Antikythera

Origin

  1. Ancient GreekἈντικύθηρα
  2. LatinAnticythēra
  3. EnglishAnticythera

Borrowed from Latin Anticythēra, from Ancient Greek Ἀντικύθηρα (Antikúthēra), from ἀντι- (anti-) + Κύθηρα (Kúthēra). By surface analysis, anti- + Cythera.

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APA

Anticythera. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Anticythera

MLA

“Anticythera.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Anticythera. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Anticythera,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Anticythera.

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