deipno-

/ˈdaɪpnəʊ-/

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Dinner, banquet.

“The Deipnosophists or Banquet of the Learnèd of Athenaeus”

OriginAncient Greek δειπνο- →
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Meanings

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alternative deipn-

  1. Dinner, banquet.

    The Deipnosophists or Banquet of the Learnèd of Athenaeus

    2 more examples

    An interchange of deipno-diplomatic correspondence.

    1827, The British Critic, number I, page 475

    People who heartily sympathise with the ‘deipnophobia’ of Gordon.

    1891 June 23, The Daily News, 4/8

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekδειπνο-
  2. Englishdeipno-

From the Ancient Greek δειπνο- (deipno-) from δεῖπνον (deîpnon, “dinner”). By surface analysis, deipn- + -o-.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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