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kontakion

American

[kawn-tah-kee-awn, kuhn-tey-kee-on] / kɔnˈtɑ ki ɔn, kənˈteɪ kiˌɒn /

Or contakion

noun

Greek Orthodox Church.

a short hymn honoring a saint.

Other Word Forms

Inflected Forms

noun

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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