iˌæd noun
1.
a group of nine persons or things.
2.
Egyptian Religion.
a.
( initial capital letter ) a group of nine related deities, including Osiris, Isis, and set, whose lineage and functions were arranged and explained by the theologians of Heliopolis.
b.
any group of deities arranged in a similar way, often more or less than nine in number.
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| —n | |
| 1. | a group or series of nine |
| 2. | the sum of or number nine |
| [C17: from Greek enneas, from ennea nine] | |
| enne'adic | |
| —adj | |
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ennead
"group of nine things," 1653, from Gk. enneas (gen. enneados) "group of nine," from ennea "nine" (cognate with Skt. nava, L. novem, Goth. niun, O.E. nigun; see nine).
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