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noun greek

īcas

gen. ădis · gender feminine · decl. 3rd
= εἰκάς (the number twenty)
the twentieth day of the month; kept as a festival in honor of Epicurus •
the twentieth day of the month, kept as a festival in honor of Epicurus (because Epicurus was born on the 20th of the month Gamelion), Plin. 35, 2, 2, § 5 (for which: omnibus mensibus vicesimo die lunae dent ad eorum epulas, etc., Cic. Fin. 2, 31, 101).
Perseus ID: n21308 Key: icas