cimelia

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/sɪˈmiːlɪə/

noun

Treasures; things considered valuable.

OriginMedieval Latin cimelia ← Ancient Greek κειμήλῐᾰ →
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Meanings

nouncimelia pl (plural only)

alternative cimilia

  1. pluralplural onlyrareTreasures; things considered valuable.

    My sincere thanks are due […] to dott.essa Laura Desideri of the Gabinetto Scientifico Vieusseux/Florence (cf. note on Henry Crabb Robinson in the "Gazetteer of Travellers") for opening up to me the riches of this library, including the cimelia of the Fondo "Fiametta Olschki"; […]

    1996, “Introduction: Thanks and Acknowledgements”, in Manfred Pfister, editor, The Fatal Gift of Beauty: The Italies of British Travellers: An Annotated Anthology, Amsterdam: Rodopi, →ISBN, page 20

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekκειμήλῐᾰ
  2. Medieval Latincimelia
  3. Englishcimelia

From Medieval Latin cimelia, cimilia, from Ancient Greek κειμήλῐᾰ (keimḗlĭă), plural of κειμήλῐον (keimḗlĭon, “something stored or saved up; treasure; heirloom”), from κεῖμαι (keîmai, “to lie; to be laid up”).

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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with cimelia

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

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

Chicago

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