limoniad

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noun

A meadow nymph.

OriginAncient Greek λειμωνιάδες →
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Meanings

nounlimoniad (plural limoniads)

plural limoniads · alternative leimoniad · alternative limnade · alternative limniad

  1. Greekhuman sciencesA meadow nymph.

    Only a single question remained. "Are you a...zombie?" She gave me the strangest look. "You've never seen a limoniad before?" At my obvious confusion, she added: "Ah. First time away from home, I take it..."

    2018, Cube Kid [pseudonym; Erik Gunnar Taylor], Diary of an 8-Bit Warrior: Quest Mode, page 68

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekλειμωνιάδες
  2. Englishlimoniad

Latin limoniades, plural, Ancient Greek λειμωνιάδες (leimōniádes), from λειμών (leimṓn, “meadow”).

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APA

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

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

Chicago

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

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