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ANADEM

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an⋅a⋅dem

  [an-uh-dem]
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–noun Archaic.
a garland or wreath for the head.
Origin:
1595–1605; < L anadēm(a) headband < Gk, deriv. of anadeîn to bind up (ana- ana- + dē- verbid s. of deîn to bind) + -ma n. suffix
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an·a·dem   (ān'ə-děm')   
n.   Archaic
A wreath or garland for the head.

[Latin anadēma, from Greek, from anadein, to bind up : ana-, ana- + dein, to bind.]
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