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anadem

[an-uh-dem]

an·a·dem

[an-uh-dem]
noun Archaic.
a garland or wreath for the head.

Origin:
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
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anadem (ˈænəˌdɛm)
 
n
poetic a garland for the head
 
[C17: from Latin anadēma wreath, from Greek anadēma, from anadein to wreathe, from ana- + dein to bind]

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