PARTHENOS

Meaning of PARTHENOS in English

/pahr then"euhs, pahr"theuh nos'/ , n.

an epithet of Athena, meaning "virgin."

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

PARTHENOS — [Greek] "Virgin", an epithet of the goddess Athena. The Parthenon is her temple on the Acropolis in Greece.
Encyclopedia Mythica English vocab
ATHENA PARTHENOS — Афина Парфенос
Американский Англо-Русский словарь
PARTHENOGENESIS — noun Etymology: New Latin, from Greek parthenos + Latin genesis genesis Date: 1849 reproduction by development of an unfertilized usually …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
PHIDIAS — or Pheidias flourished с 490–430 BC, Athens, Greece Greek sculptor. Placed in charge of the great building program initiated by …
Английский словарь Британика
PARTHENIUM
Webster's New International English Dictionary
PARTHENITA — pärˈthenəd.ə noun ( plural partheni·tae -nəˌtē, -ˌtī) Etymology: New Latin, from Greek parthenos maiden, virgin : a juvenile trematode worm …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
PARTHEN- — combining form or partheno- Etymology: Greek, maiden, virgin, from parthenos : virgin : without fertilization partheno genesis parthen ote
Webster's New International English Dictionary
PARTHENON — /pahr"theuh non', -neuhn/ , n. the temple of Athena Parthenos on the Acropolis at Athens, completed c438 B.C. by Ictinus …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
PARTHENO- — a combining form meaning "without fertilization," used in the formation of compound words: parthenogenesis. [ parthénos maiden ]
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
PARTHENOGENESIS — noun Etymology: New Latin, from Greek parthenos + Latin genesis genesis Date: 1849 : reproduction by development of an unfertilized …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
PARTHENOCARPY — noun Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary, from Greek parthenos virgin + karpos fruit — more at harvest Date: 1911 : the …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
PARTHENOGENESIS — [ ˌpα:θɪnə(ʊ)'dʒɛnɪsɪs ] ■ noun Biology reproduction from an ovum without fertilization, especially in some invertebrates and lower plants. Derivatives …
Concise Oxford English vocab
PARTHENOGENESIS — [par.the.no.gen.e.sis] n [NL, fr. Gk parthenos + L genesis genesis] (1849): reproduction by development of an unfertilized usu. female gamete …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
PARTHENOCARPY — [par.the.no.car.py] n [ISV, fr. Gk parthenos virgin + karpos fruit--more at harvest] (1911): the production of fruits without fertilization "bananas …
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COLOSSUS — statue that is considerably larger than life-size. They are known from ancient Egypt, Mesopotamia, India, China, and Japan. The Egyptian …
Britannica English vocabulary
COIN
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PHIDIAS — flourished c. 490, -430 BC also spelled Pheidias Athenian sculptor, the artistic director of the construction of the Parthenon, who …
Britannica English vocabulary
PARTHENON — chief temple of the Greek goddess Athena on the hill of the Acropolis at Athens, Greece. It was built in …
Britannica English vocabulary
BIBLICAL LITERATURE IN LITURGY — Biblical literature in liturgy Biblical literature in the liturgy of Judaism The liturgy of Judaism is that of the synagogue, …
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ATHENA — The Varakion, a Roman marble copy (c. AD 130) of the colossal gold and ivory statue of the also spelled …
Britannica English vocabulary
PARTHENOGENESIS — / ˌpɑːθənəʊˈdʒenɪsɪs; NAmE ˌpɑːrθənoʊ-/ noun [ U ] ( biology ) the process of producing new plants or animals from …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
PARTHENOGENESIS — par ‧ the ‧ no ‧ gen ‧ e ‧ sis /ˌpɑːθənəʊˈdʒenəsəs, ˌpɑːθɪnəʊˈdʒenəsəs $ ˌpɑːrθənoʊ-/ BrE AmE noun [uncountable] [ …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
PARTHENOGENESIS — n. Biol. reproduction by a male gamete without fertilization, esp. as a normal process in invertebrates and lower plants. øøparthenogenetic …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
PARTHENOGENESIS — n. Biol. reproduction by a male gamete without fertilization, esp. as a normal process in invertebrates and lower plants. parthenogenetic …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
PARTHENOGENESIS — n. Biol. reproduction by a male gamete without fertilization, esp. as a normal process in invertebrates and lower plants. Derivatives: …
Oxford English vocab
PHIDIAS — n. or Pheidias flourished 0441; 490430 BC, Athens, Greece Greek sculptor. Placed in charge of the great building program initiated …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
GREEK MYTHOLOGY
Encyclopedia Mythica English vocab
ATHENS — (city of Athene), the capital of Attica, and the chief seat of Grecian learning and civilization during the golden period …
Smith's Bible English Dictionary
PARTHENOGENESIS — Development of a germ cell without fertilization. This is what happens in the formation of some benign ovarian tumors called …
English Dictionary of Medicine
АФИНА ПАРФЕНОС — Athena Parthenos
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