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pancratium
[ pan-krey-shee-uhm ]
/ pænˈkreɪ ʃi əm /
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noun, plural pan·cra·ti·a [pan-krey-shee-uh]. /pænˈkreɪ ʃi ə/.
(in ancient Greece) an athletic contest combining wrestling and boxing.
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Origin of pancratium
1595–1605; <Latin <Greek pankrátion all-power exercise (noun use of neuter adj.), equivalent to pan-pan- + krát(os) strength, mastery + -ion, neuter of -ios adj. suffix
OTHER WORDS FROM pancratium
pan·crat·ic [pan-krat-ik], /pænˈkræt ɪk/, adjectiveWords nearby pancratium
Panchen Lama, panchetto, panchreston, panchromatic, pancosmism, pancratium, pancreas, pancreat-, pancreatectomy, pancreatic duct, pancreatic fibrosis
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British Dictionary definitions for pancratium
pancratium
/ (pænˈkreɪʃɪəm) /
noun plural -tia (-ʃɪə)
(in ancient Greece) a wrestling and boxing contest
Derived forms of pancratium
pancratic (pænˈkrætɪk), adjectiveWord Origin for pancratium
C17: via Latin from Greek pankration, from pan- + kratos strength
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