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单词 anadem
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anadem

[ an-uh-dem ]
/ ˈæn əˌdɛm /
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noun Archaic.

a garland or wreath for the head.

Origin of anadem

1595–1605; <Latin anadēm(a) headband <Greek, derivative of anadeîn to bind up (ana-ana- + dē- verbid stem of deîn to bind) + -ma noun suffix

Words nearby anadem

anacrotic pulse, anacrotism, anacrusis, anacusis, anadama bread, anadem, anadenia, anadicrotic, anadicrotism, anadiplosis, anadrenalism
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Example sentences from the Web for anadem

  • And threw The wreath upon him like an anadem Which frozen tears instead of pearls begem.

    Adonais|Shelley
  • The latter now quietly fastened the anadem she had taken from her head in her sister's hair, and drew her veil over her face.

    A Christian But a Roman|Mr Jkai
  • Anadem, an′a-dem, n. a band or fillet bound round the head: a wreath or chaplet of flowers.

    Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 1 of 4: A-D)|Various

British Dictionary definitions for anadem

anadem
/ (ˈænəˌdɛm) /

noun

poetic a garland for the head

Word Origin for anadem

C17: from Latin anadēma wreath, from Greek anadēma, from anadein to wreathe, from ana- + dein to bind
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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