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pancratium
[ pan-krey-shee-uhm ]
noun
, plural pan·cra·ti·a [pan-, krey, -shee-, uh].
- (in ancient Greece) an athletic contest combining wrestling and boxing.
pancratium
/ pænˈkreɪʃɪəm; pænˈkrætɪk /
noun
- (in ancient Greece) a wrestling and boxing contest
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Derived Forms
- pancratic, adjective
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Other Words From
- pan·crat·ic [pan-, krat, -ik], adjective
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Word History and Origins
Origin of pancratium1
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
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Word History and Origins
Origin of pancratium1
C17: via Latin from Greek pankration, from pan- + kratos strength
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Example Sentences
He threw off his cloak and challenged the fellow to a bout of pancratium; otherwise he would let him feel his stick.
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Among this and other plants a lovely white amaryllis, the Pancratium Maritimum, with a sweet and powerful perfume, springs up.
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Pancratiast, competitor in the pancratium, a combined contest which comprised boxing and wrestling.
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Boxing was introduced now and sometimes the pancratium was used.
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The Pancratium was a contest in which boxing and wrestling were both allowable.
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