Pædion

UK/ˈpiːdɪɒn/

proper noun

The Athenian plain.

OriginAncient Greek πεδίον →
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Meanings

proper noun
  1. hypercorrectobsoleteThe Athenian plain.

    We ſet out early in the morning, and croſſed the Pædion, or country of Athens, of which Laſthenia pointed out the beauties.

    1799, Étienne-François de Lantier, The Travels of Antenor in Greece and Asia, page 341

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekπεδίον“field, plain”
  2. EnglishPædion

From Ancient Greek πεδίον (pedíon, “field, plain”).

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