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10 Language-to-English DictionariesEnnead
/ˈɛniˌæd/Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A group or set of nine.
"The ancient text describes an ennead of gods ruling over the cosmos." - 2
A group of nine associated literary or scholarly works.
"Scholars often analyze the philosophical treatises structured as an ennead."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the ancient Greek word 'enneas', meaning a group of nine, originating from 'ennea', meaning nine. It entered English in the 17th century primarily through classical scholarship to describe groups of nine deities, such as the Great Ennead of ancient Egyptian mythology.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Ennead" is said worldwide
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ennéade
Transliteration: ennead
"L'ennéade égyptienne est un groupe de neuf divinités."
Enneade
Transliteration: Enneade
"Die Enneade bezeichnet eine Gruppe von neun Gottheiten."
enneade
Transliteration: enneade
"L'enneade è un gruppo composto da nove elementi."
eneada
Transliteration: eneada
"La eneada representa un conjunto de nueve deidades."
eneade
Transliteration: eneade
"A eneade egípcia era composta por nove deuses principais."
नौ का समूह
Transliteration: nau ka samuh
Script: हिंदी देवनागरी
"मिश्रित पौराणिक कथाओं में देवताओं की एक नौ का समूह होती थी।"
九柱神
Transliteration: jiǔ zhù shén
Script: 中文汉字
"古埃及神话中有一个著名的九柱神。"
9신조
Transliteration: gu sin jo
Script: 한국어 한글
"이집트 신화는 9신조의 개념을 포함하고 있다."
九柱神
Transliteration: kyūchūshin
Script: 日本語
"エジプト神話には神々の九柱神が存在する。"
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