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am·phic·tyon (am fik′tē än′, -ən)

noun

a delegate to the council or assembly of an amphictyony

Etymology: < L (pl.) Amphictyones < GrAmphiktyones < amphiktiones, those that dwelt around, nearest neighbors

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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