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Etymology edit

From Latin gemoniae (of laments), referring to the scalae gemoniae ("stairway of laments") where the bodies of executed people were exposed.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /ʒe.mɔ.ni/
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Noun edit

gémonies f pl (plural only)

  1. (plural only) the place in Ancient Rome where the bodies of executed people were exposed

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