Anecumene

noun

noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    All parts of the world that are either uncivilized or uninhabited. archaic, uncountable

    "Near-synonyms: wilderness, wilds, wastelands"

Example

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"Near-synonyms: wilderness, wilds, wastelands"

Etymology

From an- + ecumene.

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