xoana
əˌnɒn Origin:
1700–10; < Greek xóanon carved image; akin to xeîn to scrape, carve
1700–10; < Greek xóanon carved image; akin to xeîn to scrape, carve
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| —n , pl -na | |
| a primitive image of a god, carved, esp originally, in wood, and supposed to have fallen from heaven | |
| [C18: from Greek, from xuō to scrape, smooth] | |
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