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P / pammachum
noun

pammachum

gen. pammachi · gender neuter · decl. 2nd
(), , , = παμμάχιον
an athletic contest; consisting of wrestling; boxing with the naked fists •
an athletic contest, consisting of wrestling, boxing with the naked fists, and boxing with the cestus: in quibus (ludis) contendit pammachum (al. pammacho) quod nos pancratium vocamus, Hyg. Fab. 273; Inscr. Fabr. p. 106, n. 226.
Perseus ID: n33562 Key: pammachum