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deipno- en · X

Pronunciation

• /ˈdaɪpnəʊ-/

Etymology

From the Ancient Greek δειπνο- (deipno-) from δεῖπνον (deîpnon, “dinner”). By surface analysis, deipn- + -o-.

Meanings

1. (morpheme) Dinner, banquet.
   • An interchange of deipno-diplomatic correspondence. 1827, The British Critic, number I, page 475:
   • People who heartily sympathise with the ‘deipnophobia’ of Gordon. 1891 June 23, The Daily News, 4/8
   • The Deipnosophists or Banquet of the Learnèd of Athenaeus

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