Fordicidia

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proper noun

An ancient Roman festival of fertility, held two days after the Ides of April (April 15).

OriginLatin Fordicīdia →
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Meanings

proper noun
  1. An ancient Roman festival of fertility, held two days after the Ides of April (April 15).

Origin

  1. LatinFordicīdia
  2. EnglishFordicidia

Borrowed from Latin Fordicīdia, from forda (“pregnant cow”) + -cīdia, plural of -cīdium (“denoting an act of slaughter”).

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APA

Fordicidia. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Fordicidia

MLA

“Fordicidia.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Fordicidia. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Fordicidia,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Fordicidia.

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