sikinnis

S1I1K5I1N1N1I1S1

noun

A dance performed in Ancient Greek satyr plays.

Scrabble 12

Meanings

noun
  1. historicalA dance performed in Ancient Greek satyr plays.

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekσίκιννις
  2. Englishsikinnis

From Ancient Greek σίκιννις (síkinnis), after a certain Σίκιννος.

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APA

sikinnis. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sikinnis

MLA

“sikinnis.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sikinnis. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “sikinnis,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sikinnis.

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