kontakion
American
[kawn-tah-kee-awn, kuhn-tey-kee-on]
/ kɔnˈtɑ ki ɔn, kənˈteɪ kiˌɒn /
Or
contakion
noun
Greek Orthodox Church.
kontakia
plural
Etymology
Origin of kontakion
1865–70; < Late Greek, special use of kontákion scroll, equivalent to kontak- (stem of kóntax ) pole + -ion diminutive suffix
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