THOLOS

Meaning of THOLOS in English

[ 'θɒlɒs ]

■ noun ( plural tholoi -lɔɪ ) Archaeology a dome-shaped tomb of ancient Greek origin, especially one dating from the Mycenaean period.

Origin

from Gk.

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THOLOS — ˈthōˌläs noun or tho·lus -ōləs ( plural tho·loi -ōˌlȯi ; or tho·li -ōˌlī) Etymology: Greek & Latin; Latin tholus rotunda, …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
THOLOS — /thoh"los, -lohs/ , n. , pl. tholoi /-loy/ . 1. (in classical architecture) a. a circular building. b. a small, …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
THOLOS — plural Tholoi, Latin Tholus, plural Tholi, in ancient Greek architecture, a circular building with a conical or vaulted roof and …
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THOLOS — n. (pl. tholoi) Gk Antiq. a dome-shaped tomb, esp. of the Mycenaean period. [Gk]
Английский основной разговорный словарь
THOLOS — n. (pl. tholoi) Gk Antiq. a dome-shaped tomb, esp. of the Mycenaean period. [ Gk ]
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
THOLOS — n. (pl. tholoi) Gk Antiq. a dome-shaped tomb, esp. of the Mycenaean period. Etymology: Gk
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EPITHALAMIUM — or epithalamion noun (plural -miums or epithalamia) Etymology: Latin & Greek; Latin ~, from Greek epithalamion, from epi- + thalamos …
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BEEHIVE TOMB — or tholos Large, beehive-shaped ceremonial tomb, sometimes built into the side of a hill. The Treasury of Atreus, a surviving …
Английский словарь Британика
THOLUS — noun see tholos
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DALE — I. ˈdāl, esp before pause or consonant -āəl noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English, from Old English dœl; akin …
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THOLOBATE — ˈthäləˌbāt noun ( -s ) Etymology: Greek tholos rotunda + -batēs one that goes — more at dale , -bates …
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THALAMUS — ˈthaləməs noun ( plural thala·mi -ləˌmī) Etymology: New Latin, from Greek thalamos room, woman's apartment, bridal chamber; perhaps akin to …
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ATHALAMOUS — (ˈ)āˈthaləməs adjective Etymology: a- (II) + Latin thalam us marriage bed, bedroom (from Greek thalamos bedroom, room) + English -ous; …
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THOLUS — /thoh"leuhs/ , n. , pl. tholi /-luy/ . tholos. [ 1635-45; thólos ]
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
THOLOBATE — /thol"euh bayt'/ , n. Archit. the substructure supporting a dome or cupola. [ 1825-35; thólo ( s ) THOLOS + …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
PIT GRAVE — Archaeol. a shallow grave hollowed out of a bed of rock or the floor of a tholos. [ 1895-1900 ]
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EPITHALAMIUM — noun or ep·i·tha·la·mi·on -mē-ən ( plural -mi·ums or ep·i·tha·la·mia -mē-ə) Etymology: Latin & Greek; Latin epithalamium, from Greek epithalamion, from …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
EPITHALAMIUM — [ep.i.tha.la.mi.um] or ep.i.tha.la.mi.on n, pl -mi.ums or -mia [L & Gk; L epithalamium, fr. Gk epithalamion, fr. epi- + thalamos …
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ROTUNDA — in Classical and Neoclassical architecture, building or room within a building that is circular or oval in plan and covered …
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VAPHEIO — also spelled Vaphio, ancient site in Laconia, Greece, on the right bank of the Eurotas River, five miles south of …
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ORCHOMENUS — also spelled Orchomenos, or Erchomenos, ancient Boeotian town on a promontory on the north of the Copiac plain. The northernmost …
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EPIDAURUS — in ancient Greece, important commercial centre on the eastern coast of the Argolid in the northeastern Peloponnese; it is famed …
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ATREUS, TREASURY OF — also called Tomb of Agamemnon, Beehive Tomb, or Tholos tomb built c. 1300 to 1250 BC at Mycenae, Greece. This …
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BEEHIVE TOMB — or tholos Large, beehive-shaped ceremonial tomb, sometimes built into the side of a hill. The Treasury of Atreus, a surviving …
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