"Praxiteles" meaning in English

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Proper name

IPA: /pɹakˈsɪtɪliːz/ [UK] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Praxiteles.wav
Etymology: Borrowed from Latin Prāxitelēs, from Ancient Greek Πρᾱξῐτέλης (Prāxitélēs). Etymology templates: {{bor+|en|la|Prāxitelēs}} Borrowed from Latin Prāxitelēs, {{der|en|grc|Πραξιτέλης|Πρᾱξῐτέλης}} Ancient Greek Πρᾱξῐτέλης (Prāxitélēs) Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Praxiteles
  1. (Ancient Greece) The most renowned of the Attic sculptors of the 4th century BCE, and the first to sculpt the nude female form in a life-size statue. Categories (topical): Ancient Greece Translations (Attic sculptor of the 4th C. BC): Prāxitelēs [masculine] (Latin)
    Sense id: en-Praxiteles-en-name-5SwV~sOY Categories (other): Ancient Greek links with redundant target parameters, English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Terms with Latin translations Disambiguation of Ancient Greek links with redundant target parameters: 41 33 25 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 33 33 34 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 43 27 30 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 36 30 34 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 35 28 37 Disambiguation of Terms with Latin translations: 39 31 30 Disambiguation of 'Attic sculptor of the 4th C. BC': 84 11 6
  2. (astronomy) A crater on the planet Mercury measuring 182 km in diameter. Categories (topical): Astronomy
    Sense id: en-Praxiteles-en-name-hO~iZR0a Categories (other): Ancient Greek links with redundant target parameters, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Ancient Greek links with redundant target parameters: 41 33 25 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 33 33 34 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 36 30 34 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 35 28 37 Topics: astronomy, natural-sciences
  3. (astronomy) A main-belt asteroid discovered in 1973. Categories (topical): Astronomy
    Sense id: en-Praxiteles-en-name-Z3jw2mNQ Categories (other): Ancient Greek links with redundant target parameters, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Ancient Greek links with redundant target parameters: 41 33 25 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 33 33 34 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 36 30 34 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 35 28 37 Topics: astronomy, natural-sciences
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