Meanings
nounpankration (uncountable)
- uncountablegovernmentAn Ancient Greek martial art combining aspects of boxing and wrestling, introduced in the Greek Olympic games in 648 BC.
Synonyms: pancratium, pancration
Synonyms & antonyms
nounAn Ancient Greek martial art combining aspects of boxing and wrestling, introduced in the Greek Olympic games in 648 BC.
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Origin
- Ancient Greekπαγκράτιον“all powers”
- Englishpankration
From Ancient Greek παγκράτιον (pankrátion, “all powers”). Doublet of pancratium.
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Ancient Greek παγκράτιον
- παγκράτιον (pankrátion)ancient Greek martial art
Chinese Mandarin 古希臘式搏擊 /古希腊式搏击
- 古希臘式搏擊 /古希腊式搏击 (gǔ Xīlà shì bójī)ancient Greek martial art
Dutch pankration
- pankrationancient Greek martial art
Finnish vapaaottelu, pankration
- vapaaotteluancient Greek martial art
- pankrationancient Greek martial art
French pancrace
- pancraceancient Greek martial art
German Pankration
- Pankrationancient Greek martial art
Greek παγκράτιο
- παγκράτιο (pagkrátio)ancient Greek martial art
Hungarian pankráció
- pankrációancient Greek martial art
Italian pancrazio
- pancrazioancient Greek martial art
Latin pammachum, pancratium
- pammachumancient Greek martial art
- pancratiumancient Greek martial art
Portuguese pancrácio
- pancrácioancient Greek martial art
Romanian pancrațiu
- pancrațiuancient Greek martial art
Russian панкратио́н
- панкратио́н (pankratión)ancient Greek martial art
Spanish pancracio
- pancracioancient Greek martial art
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pankration. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pankration
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“pankration.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pankration. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “pankration,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pankration.
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