Definitions for pancratiumpænˈkreɪ ʃi əm
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Random House Webster's College Dictionary
pan•cra•ti•umpænˈkreɪ ʃi əm(n.)
a form of freestyle wrestling practiced in ancient Greece, allowing nearly unlimited use of the hands and feet.
Category: Antiquities
Origin of pancratium:
1595–1605; < L < Gk pankrátion=pan-pan - +krát(os) strength, mastery
pan•crat′ic-ˈkræt ɪk(adj.)
Webster Dictionary
Pancratium(noun)
an athletic contest involving both boxing and wrestling
Pancratium(noun)
a genus of Old World amaryllideous bulbous plants, having a funnel-shaped perianth with six narrow spreading lobes. The American species are now placed in the related genus Hymenocallis
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