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Ancient Greek
Etymology
From παρα- (para-, “beside”) + φερνή (phernḗ, “a dowry”)
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /pa.rá.pʰer.na/ → /paˈra.ɸer.na/ → /paˈra.fer.na/
Noun
πᾰράφερνᾰ • (parápherna) n pl (genitive πᾰρᾰφέρνων); second declension
- the goods which a bride brings over and above her dowry
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