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noun

ănancītes

gen. ănancītae · gender masculine · decl. 1st
ἀν- ἄγχω, to free from distress
a name of the diamond as a remedy for sadness and trouble of mind; anachiten •
a name of the diamond as a remedy for sadness and trouble of mind: adamas et venena vincit et lymphationes abigit metusque vanos expellit a mente. Ob id quidam eum ananciten vocavere, Plin. 37, 4, 15, § 61 Sillig, Jan; the old reading here was anachiten.
Perseus ID: n2441 Key: anancites