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SUPPEDANEUM

\sˌʌpɪdɐnˈiːəm], \sˌʌpɪdɐnˈiːəm], \s_ˌʌ_p_ɪ_d_ɐ_n_ˈiː__ə_m]\

Definitions of SUPPEDANEUM

1908 - Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary of the English Language

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sup-[=e]-d[=a]'n[=e]-um, n. a foot-rest on a cross or crucifix.--adj. SUPPED[=A]'NEOUS, being under the feet. [L. sub, under, pes, pedis, the foot.]

1908 - Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary of the English Language
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