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Italian
Etymology
Borrowed from Late Latin enneas, from Ancient Greek ἐννεάς (enneás), derived from ἐννέα (ennéa, “nine”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /enˈnɛ.a.de/
- Rhymes: -ɛade
- Hyphenation: en‧nè‧a‧de
Noun
enneade f (plural enneadi)
- ennead (grouping or system containing nine objects)
- (uncommon, Roman Catholicism) novena
Further reading
- enneade in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana