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noun (sometimes used with a plural verb)
a festival of ancient Attica at which dolls were swung from trees to commemorate Erigone's suicide by hanging.
Origin:
< Greek Aiṓra literally, swing (noun), akin to aeírein to lift, aeíresthai to hang, be suspended
< Greek Aiṓra literally, swing (noun), akin to aeírein to lift, aeíresthai to hang, be suspended
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Aiora
is always a great word to know.
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