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Ancient Greek
Etymology
From Λεώς (Leṓs) + κόρη (kórē, “girl, daughter”) + -εῖον (-eîon), as according to Greek mythology the daughters of Leos were sacrificed there.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /le.ɔː.kó.reː.on/ → /le.oˈko.ri.on/ → /le.oˈko.ri.on/
Proper noun
Λεωκόρειον • (Leōkóreion) n (genitive Λεωκορείου); second declension
- the Leokoreion (a shrine at the agora in Athens)
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