sikinnis
noun
si·kin·nis
\sə̇ˈkinə̇s\
Definition of sikinnis
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: a grotesque orgiastic dance of ancient Greece associated with the satyric drama
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Origin and Etymology of sikinnis
Greek, of Thraco-Phrygian origin
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