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contakia

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con⋅ta⋅ki⋅on

  [kawn-tah-kee-awn; Eng. kuhn-tey-kee-on]
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–noun, plural -ki⋅a  [-kee-ah; Eng. -kee-uh] . Greek Orthodox Church.
kontakion.

kon⋅ta⋅ki⋅on

  [kawn-tah-kee-awn; Eng. kuhn-tey-kee-on]
–noun, plural -ki⋅a  [-kee-ah; Eng. -kee-uh] . Greek Orthodox Church.
a short hymn honoring a saint.
Also, contakion.

Origin:
1865–70; < LGk, special use of kontákion scroll, equiv. to kontak- (s. of kóntax) pole + -ion dim. suffix
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