English Explanatory Dictionary

genethliac

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Of or pertaining to the casting of horoscopes at a person's birth
noun
  1. A person who casts horoscopes.
  2. A birthday poem.

Pronunciation

/d͡ʒəˈnɛθ.li.æk/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Eleanorrrrrrrrrr-genethliac.wav

Word forms

genethliac genethliacs

Etymology

From Latin genethliacus, from Ancient Greek γενεθλιακός (genethliakós, “belonging to a birthday”).

Derived words

genethliacal
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