- trieteric
- [͵traııʹterık] n
празднество, устраиваемое через год, обыкн. в честь Вакха (в Древней Греции)
Новый большой англо-русский словарь. 2001.
Новый большой англо-русский словарь. 2001.
trieteric — I. |trīə|terik noun ( s) Etymology: Late Latin trieterica, from feminine of trietericus occurring every third year : a trieteric festival especially in honor of Bacchus II. adjective Etymology: Latin trietericus, from Greek trietērikos … Useful english dictionary
trieteric — tri·e·ter·ic … English syllables
trieteric — a.,n. (festival) occuring each third year (i.e. in alternate years) … Dictionary of difficult words
tri|e|ter|ic — «TRY uh TEHR ihk», adjective, noun. –adj. (in ancient Greece) occurring or held every third year (in the ancient reckoning, every alternate year), as certain festivals. –n. a trieteric festival. ╂[< Latin trietēricus < Greek trietērikós,… … Useful english dictionary