amphidromia

amphidromia
/am'fi droh"mee euh/, n.
a family festival in ancient Athens in honor of the birth of a child, during which the child received its name.
[ < Gk, equiv. to amphídrom(os) running about (see AMPHI-, -DROME) + -ia -IA]

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