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Definition: PANCRATIUM

Part of Speech Definition
Noun 1. An athletic contest involving both boxing and wrestling.[Websters]
2. A genus of Old World amaryllideous bulbous plants, having a funnel-shaped perianth with six narrow spreading lobes. The American species are now placed in the related genus Hymenocallis.[Websters].

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

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Date "Pancratium" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1914. (references)

Etymology:Pancratium \Pan*cra"ti*um\, noun. [Latin expression, from the Greek expression complete contest, from all-powerful; all strength.]. (references)


Extended Definition: PANCRATIUM

Pancratium

Pancratium may be:

  • the Latinate spelling of pankration (from the Greek 'all force'), a sport or martial art introduced in the Olympic games in 648 BC, and its modern version;
  • Pancratium, a genus of flowering plants in the family Amaryllidaceae.

Source: adapted by the editor from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia; from the article "Pancratium". Image Credit.
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Topics by Level of Interest: PANCRATIUM

Topics sorted by level of Interest Level (1=low, 600=high)     Topics sorted Alphabetically Level (1=low, 600=high)
Pancratium 9     Pancratium 9
Pancratium (genus) 7     Pancratium (genus) 7
Pancratium canariense 6     Pancratium canariense 6
Pancratium maritimum 6     Pancratium illyricum 6
Pancratium illyricum 6     Pancratium maritimum 6

Source: the editor, created by/for EVE to gauge likely levels of human interest in linguistically triggered topics (compiled across various sources, such as Wikipedia and specialty expression glosses).

Translations: PANCRATIUM

Language Translations (or nearest inflections or synonyms, in parentheses)
Chinese Simplified 揉合拳击和摔交的古代希腊竞技 (pancratium). Additional references: Chinese Simplified, China, Brunei, pancratium. (volunteer & more translations)
Chinese Traditional 揉合拳擊和摔交的古代希臘競技 (pancratium). Additional references: Chinese Traditional, China, Brunei, pancratium. (volunteer & more translations)
Dutch pancratium (pancratium). Additional references: Dutch, Netherlands, Aruba, pancratium. (volunteer & more translations)
Hanguk Mal 권투 씨름 (pancratium). Additional references: Hanguk Mal, Korea, South, Korea, pancratium. (volunteer & more translations)
Hanguohua 권투 씨름 (pancratium). Additional references: Hanguohua, Korea, South, Korea, pancratium. (volunteer & more translations)
Japanese パンクラティオン (pancratium). Additional references: Japanese, Japan, Taiwan, pancratium. (volunteer & more translations)
Korean 권투 씨름 (pancratium). Additional references: Korean, Korea, South, Korea, pancratium. (volunteer & more translations)
Russian состязание по борьбе и боксу (pancratium). Additional references: Russian, Russia, China, pancratium. (volunteer & more translations)
Russian (transliteration) sostyazanie po borʹbe i boksu (pancratium). Additional references: Russian, Russia, China, pancratium. (volunteer & more translations)
Russki состязание по борьбе и боксу (pancratium). Additional references: Russki, Russia, China, pancratium. (volunteer & more translations)
Russki (transliteration) sostyazanie po borʹbe i boksu (pancratium). Additional references: Russki, Russia, China, pancratium. (volunteer & more translations)
Spanish pancracio (pancratium). Additional references: Spanish, Spain, Mexico, pancratium. (volunteer & more translations)
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Constructed Language Translations: PANCRATIUM

Language Translations for “pancratium” or closest synonym(s); back translations in parentheses.
Athag pathagancrathagatathagiathagum (pancratium). Additional references: Athag, pancratium. (volunteer)
Double Dutch pagancragatagiagum (pancratium). Additional references: Double Dutch, pancratium. (volunteer)
Leet |"4//¢|z4-|-¦|_|^^ (pancratium). Additional references: Leet, pancratium. (volunteer)
Oppish popancropatopiopum (pancratium). Additional references: Oppish, pancratium. (volunteer)
Pig Latin ancratiumpay (pancratium). Additional references: Pig Latin, pancratium. (volunteer)
Ubbi Dubbi pubancrubatubiubum (pancratium). Additional references: Ubbi Dubbi, pancratium. (volunteer)
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