AGRYPNIA

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

A vigil before certain feasts (as e.g. Easter)

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Hypernyms ("agrypnia" is a kind of...):

vigil; watch (the rite of staying awake for devotional purposes (especially on the eve of a religious festival))

Derivation:

agrypnotic (of or pertaining to agrypnia)

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