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pancratium

[ pan-krey-shee-uhm ]
/ pænˈkreɪ ʃi əm /

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/, adjective

Words nearby pancratium

panchromatic, Pancoast's operation, Pancoast syndrome, pancolectomy, pancosmism, pancratium, pancreas, pancreat-, pancreatalgia, pancreatectomy, pancreatic artery
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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), adjective

Word Origin for pancratium

C17: via Latin from Greek pankration, from pan- + kratos strength
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