encaenia
en·cae·nia
noun pl but singular or pl in constr, often capitalized \en-ˈsē-nyə\Definition of ENCAENIA
: an annual university ceremony (as at Oxford) of commemoration with recital of poems and essays and conferring of degrees
Origin of ENCAENIA
New Latin, from Latin, dedication festival, from Greek enkainia, from en + kainos new — more at recent
First Known Use: 1691
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