anagignoskomena

plural noun

an·​a·​gig·​nos·​kom·​e·​na

ˌanəˌgignəˈskämənə

Eastern Church

: the Old Testament Apocrypha

Word History

Etymology

New Greek anagignōskomena, from Greek, neuter plural of present passive participle of anagignōskein, to know, acknowledge, read, from ana- + gignōskein to know, recognize

First Known Use

1884, in the meaning defined above

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