encenia

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encenia - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Encenia \En*ce"ni*a\, n. pl. [LL. encaenia, fr. Gr. ? a feast of
     dedication; ? in + ? new.]
     A festival commemorative of the founding of a city or the
     consecration of a church; also, the ceremonies (as at Oxford
     and Cambridge, England) commemorative of founders or
     benefactors.
     [1913 Webster]