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Phaestum.

Phaistos (an ancient city in southern Crete prefecture, in modern Greece)

8 characters2 syllables approx.Latina language

Meaning & usage

name[ˈpʰae̯s.tũː]Classical-Latin[ˈfɛs.tum]
  1. Phaistos (an ancient city in southern Crete prefecture, in modern Greece)

    declension-2 · neuter · singular
Where this word comes from

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Φαιστός (Phaistós).

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