encaenĭa, ōrum, n., = ἐγκαίνια, τά,
a consecration or dedication festival , Aug. in Joann. 84 (cf. Spald. ad Quint. 7, 2, 33); Petr. S. 35, 7.—Hence,
·add. ·noun ·pl = Encenia. ...
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