KOUROS

Meaning of KOUROS in English

/koor"os/ , n. , pl. kouroi /koor"oy/ . Gk. Antiq.

a sculptured representation of a young man, esp. one produced prior to the 5th century B.C.

[ 1915-20; koûros, dial. var. of KÓROS boy; cf. KORE ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary. Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House . 2012

KOUROS — noun (plural kouroi) see: crescent Date: 1920 an ancient Greek statue of a nude male youth standing with the left …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
KOUROS — Archaic Greek statue representing a standing male youth. These large stone figures began to appear in Greece с 700 BC …
Английский словарь Британика
KOUROS — ˈküˌrȯs noun ( plural kou·roi -rȯi) Etymology: Greek koros, kouros boy — more at crescent : a sculptured figure of …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
KOUROS — noun ( plural kou·roi -(ˌ)rȯi) Etymology: Greek kouros, koros boy — more at crescent Date: 1920 : an ancient Greek …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
KOUROS — [ 'ku:rɒs ] ■ noun ( plural kouroi -rɔɪ ) an archaic Greek statue of a young man, standing and …
Concise Oxford English vocab
KOUROS — [kou.ros] n, pl kou.roi [Gk kouros, koros boy--more at crescent] (1920): an ancient Greek statue of a nude male youth …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
KOUROS — Marble kouros from Anvissos, c. 540515 BC. In the National Archaeological plural kouroi archaic Greek statue representing a young standing …
Britannica English vocabulary
KOUROS — kour|os BrE AmE ˈkʊər ɒs AmE \ ˈkʊr- ▷ kour|oi ɔɪ
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
KOUROS — n. Archaic Greek statue representing a standing male youth. These large stone figures began to appear in Greece 0441; 700 …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
KOUROS — Курос
Американский Англо-Русский словарь
KOUROS — n. Pronunciation: ' kü- ˌ ro ̇ s Function: noun Inflected Form: plural kou · roi \ -( ˌ )ro …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
KORE — Type of freestanding statue of a maiden (the female counterpart of the kouros ) that appeared with the beginning of …
Английский словарь Британика
CURRENT — I. ˈkər.ənt, ˈkə.rə- adjective Etymology: Middle English curraunt, coraunt, from Old French corant, curant, present participle of corre, courre to …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
DIOSCURIC — |dīə|skyu̇rik adjective Etymology: Greek Dioskouroi sons of Zeus, namely the twin heroes or demigods of Greek mythology known in Latin …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
DIOSCURI — noun plural Etymology: New Latin, from Greek Dioskouroi, literally, sons of Zeus, from Dios (genitive of Zeus; akin to Latin …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
DIOSCURI — [Di.os.cu.ri] n pl [NL, fr. Gk Dioskouroi, lit., sons of Zeus, fr. Dios (gen. of Zeus; akin to L divus …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
KORE — plural Korai, type of freestanding statue of a maidenthe female counterpart of the kouros, or standing youththat appeared with the …
Britannica English vocabulary
NOGUCHI, ISAMU — born Nov. 17, 1904, Los Angeles, Calif., U.S. died Dec. 30, 1988, New York, N.Y. American sculptor and designer, one …
Britannica English vocabulary
NATIONAL ARCHAEOLOGICAL MUSEUM — Greek Ethnikon Archaiologikon Mouseion, in Athens, museum of ancient Greek art, containing probably the finest collection of Greek antiquities in …
Britannica English vocabulary
KORE — Type of freestanding statue of a maiden (the female counterpart of the kouros ) that appeared with the beginning of …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
КУРОС — Kouros
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Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary

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