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oreibasia

/əɹeɪˈbæsɪə/

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Greek ορειβασία, literally ‘mountain-treading’.

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A nocturnal ceremony of Bacchic women in Ancient Greece. Besides, it was getting cold. They say that the oreibasia took place in midwinter, but I daresay the Peloponnesus is considerably milder that time of year than Vermont.

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@misc{oreibasia_2026,
  title = {oreibasia},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/oreibasia},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}