aiora

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A⋅io⋅ra

[uh-yawr-uh, uh-yohr-uh]

–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:
< Gk Ai

ra lit., swing (n.), akin to aeírein to lift, aeíresthai to hang, be suspended

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