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an•ti•men•si•on
(än′dē mēn′sē ôn; Eng. an′ti men′sē on′),USA pronunciation n., pl. -si•a (-sē ä; Eng. -sē ə).USA pronunciation [Gk. Orth. Ch.]
- a consecrated linen or silk cloth, kept on an altar, to which is sewn a linen or silk bag containing relics of saints.
- Medieval Greek antimínsion, antimé̄sion, equivalent. to Greek anti- anti- + Latin mēns(a) table + Greek -ion noun, nominal suffix
- Medieval Latin antimēnsium
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