"εγκύκλιος" meaning in Greek

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Adjective

IPA: /eŋˈɟi.kli.os/ Forms: egkýklios [romanization], εγκύκλιος [feminine], εγκύκλια [feminine], εγκύκλιο [neuter]
Etymology: Learned borrowing from Koine Greek ἐγκύκλιος (enkúklios) in the context of ἐγκύκλιος παιδεία (enkúklios paideía, “general education”). Etymology templates: {{lbor|el|grc-koi|ἐγκύκλιος}} Learned borrowing from Koine Greek ἐγκύκλιος (enkúklios) Head templates: {{head|el|adjective|feminine|εγκύκλιος|or|εγκύκλια|||neuter|εγκύκλιο|||g=m|head=|sort=}} εγκύκλιος • (egkýklios) m (feminine εγκύκλιος or εγκύκλια, neuter εγκύκλιο), {{el-adj|f=εγκύκλιος|f2=εγκύκλια|n=εγκύκλιο}} εγκύκλιος • (egkýklios) m (feminine εγκύκλιος or εγκύκλια, neuter εγκύκλιο)
  1. (education) all-round, general
    Sense id: en-εγκύκλιος-el-adj-4g9-ZIUM Categories (other): Education Topics: education
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

IPA: /eŋˈɟi.kli.os/
Etymology: Learned nominalization of the feminine form of the adjective εγκύκλιος, with semantic loan from French circulaire. Etymology templates: {{glossary|nominalization}} nominalization, {{sl|el|fr|circulaire|nocap=1}} semantic loan from French circulaire Head templates: {{head|el|nouns|||plural|εγκύκλιοι|or|εγκύκλιες|||||||||||||||||||||cat2=|cat3=|cat4=|g=f|g2=|g3=|head=|sort=|tr2=|ts=}} εγκύκλιος • (egkýklios) f (plural εγκύκλιοι or εγκύκλιες), {{el-noun|f|εγκύκλιοι|p2=εγκύκλιες}} εγκύκλιος • (egkýklios) f (plural εγκύκλιοι or εγκύκλιες) Inflection templates: {{el-decl-noun|εγκύκλιος|εγκύκλιοι|εγκυκλίου|εγκυκλίων|εγκύκλιο|εγκυκλίους|εγκύκλιε|εγκύκλιοι|note=Alternative nominative/accusative/vocative plural: <i class="Grek mention" lang="el">εγκύκλιες</i>|vs=εγκύκλιο}} Forms: egkýklios [romanization], εγκύκλιοι [plural], εγκύκλιες [plural], no-table-tags [table-tags], εγκύκλιος [nominative, singular], εγκύκλιοι [nominative, plural], εγκυκλίου [genitive, singular], εγκυκλίων [genitive, plural], εγκύκλιο [accusative, singular], εγκυκλίους [accusative, plural], εγκύκλιε [singular, vocative], εγκύκλιο [singular, vocative], εγκύκλιοι [plural, vocative]
  1. circular (official directive or notice intended for circulation)
    Sense id: en-εγκύκλιος-el-noun-ScwxAjAc Categories (other): Greek terms with collocations, Greek entries with incorrect language header, Greek nouns declining like 'διάμετρος' Disambiguation of Greek entries with incorrect language header: 15 66 20 Disambiguation of Greek nouns declining like 'διάμετρος': 17 56 27
  2. (Christianity) encyclical
    Sense id: en-εγκύκλιος-el-noun-pZf6TkLe Categories (other): Christianity, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 12 34 54 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 7 17 76 Topics: Christianity
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2
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    "ε‧γκύ‧κλι‧ος"
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "εγκύκλιος",
        "2": "εγκύκλιοι",
        "3": "εγκυκλίου",
        "4": "εγκυκλίων",
        "5": "εγκύκλιο",
        "6": "εγκυκλίους",
        "7": "εγκύκλιε",
        "8": "εγκύκλιοι",
        "note": "Alternative nominative/accusative/vocative plural: <i class=\"Grek mention\" lang=\"el\">εγκύκλιες</i>",
        "vs": "εγκύκλιο"
      },
      "name": "el-decl-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Greek",
  "lang_code": "el",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Greek terms with collocations"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "bold_roman_offsets": [
            [
              0,
              9
            ]
          ],
          "bold_text_offsets": [
            [
              0,
              9
            ]
          ],
          "english": "circular letter",
          "raw_tags": [
            "adjectival use"
          ],
          "roman": "egkýklios epistolí",
          "text": "εγκύκλιος επιστολή",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "circular (official directive or notice intended for circulation)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "circular",
          "circular#Noun"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "el:Christianity"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "encyclical"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "Christianity",
          "Christianity"
        ],
        [
          "encyclical",
          "encyclical"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(Christianity) encyclical"
      ],
      "topics": [
        "Christianity"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/eŋˈɟi.kli.os/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "εγκύκλιος"
}

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