encaenia

encaenia
n.
1 (at Oxford University) an annual celebration in memory of founders and benefactors.
2 a dedication festival.
Etymology: L f. Gk egkainia (as EN-(2), kainos new)

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\\enˈsēnyə, inˈ-, -nēə\ noun plural but singular or plural in construction
Usage: sometimes capitalized
Etymology: New Latin, from Latin, dedication festival, from Greek enkainia, from en in + -kainia (from kainos new) — more at in, recent
: an annual university ceremony (as at Oxford University) of commemoration with recital of poems and essays and conferring of degrees

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/en seen"yeuh, -see"nee euh/, n.
1. (used with a pl. v.) festive ceremonies commemorating the founding of a city or the consecration of a church.
2. (often cap.) (often used with a sing. v.) ceremonies at Oxford University in honor of founders and benefactors.
[1350-1400; ME < LL < Gk enkaínia (neut. pl.), equiv. to en- EN-2 + -kainia, deriv. of kainós new]

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encaenia /en-sēˈni-ə/
noun
(sometimes with cap) the annual commemoration of founders and benefactors at Oxford University, held in June
ORIGIN: L, from Gr enkainia (pl) a feast of dedication, from en in, and kainos new

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