dodonaean

adjective

do·​do·​nae·​an

¦dōdᵊn¦ēən

variants or dodonean

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dəˈdōnēən

or less commonly dodonian

dəˈdōnēən

or dodonaeic

¦dōdᵊn¦ēik

: of or relating to the ancient oracle of Zeus at Dodona on Mount Tomarus in Epirus

Word History

Etymology

Latin Dodonaeus (from Greek Dōdōnaios, from Dōdōnē Dodona, town and oracle in northwestern Greece) + English -an, -ian or -ic

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