deipno-

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English

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Etymology

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From theAncient Greekδειπνο-(deipno-)[1]fromδεῖπνον(deîpnon,“dinner”).

Pronunciation

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Prefix

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deipno-

  1. Dinner,banquet.
    TheDeipnosophists or Banquet of the Learnèdof Athenaeus
    • 1827,The British Critic,number I, page475:
      An interchange ofdeipno-diplomatic correspondence.
    • 1891 June 23,The Daily News,4/8
      People who heartily sympathise with the ‘deipnophobia’ of Gordon.

Derived terms

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English terms prefixed with deipno-

References

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  1. ^Oxford English Dictionary,1st ed."deipno-,comb. form".Oxford University Press (Oxford), 1894.

Anagrams

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