agonothetes

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/əˌɡəʊnəˈθiːtiz/

noun

An officer who presided over the great public games in Ancient Greece.

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agonothete
OriginAncient Greek ἀγωνοθέτης →
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Meanings

nounagonothetes (plural agonothetai)

plural agonothetai

  1. historicalAn officer who presided over the great public games in Ancient Greece.

    Synonyms: agonothete

noun
  1. pluralplural of agonothete

Synonyms & antonyms

nounAn officer who presided over the great public games in Ancient Greece.

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agonothete

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekἀγωνοθέτης
  2. Englishagonothetes

From Ancient Greek ἀγωνοθέτης (agōnothétēs).

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Translations

French agonothète
  • agonothèteofficer who presided over the great public games in Ancient Greece
Portuguese agonoteta
  • agonotetaofficer who presided over the great public games in Ancient Greece
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APA

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Chicago

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