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amphidromia

American

[am-fi-droh-mee-uh] / ˌæm fɪˈdroʊ mi ə /

noun

a family festival in ancient Athens in honor of the birth of a child, during which the child received a name.

From Greek, equivalent to amphídrom(os) “running about” ( see amphi-, -drome) + -ia -ia

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