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hexameron

Pronunciation: /hɛkˈsæ.mə.rɔn/

The English word “hexameron” has 3 meanings listed here.

noun

  1. The six days in which God created the world according to the biblical creation story.
  2. The narrative in the Book of Genesis describing the events of the hexameron.
  3. A treatise or sermon concerning the biblical creation story.

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ἑξαήμερον (hexaḗmeron, “six-day”).

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