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encaenia definition

en·cae·nia (en sē′nē ə, -sēn′yə)

plural noun

  1. a festival commemorating the founding of a city, church, university, etc.
  2. the annual ceremony commemorating the founding of Oxford University

Etymology: altered (after L) < ME encennia < L encaenia < Gr enkainia < en-, en- + kainos, new: see -cene

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