"cothurnus" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: cothurni [plural]
Etymology: Learned borrowing from Latin cothurnus, itself borrowed from Ancient Greek κόθορνος (kóthornos). Etymology templates: {{lbor|en|la|cothurnus}} Learned borrowing from Latin cothurnus, {{der|en|grc|κόθορνος}} Ancient Greek κόθορνος (kóthornos) Head templates: {{en-noun|cothurni}} cothurnus (plural cothurni)
  1. A buskin used in ancient tragedy. Categories (topical): Footwear
    Sense id: en-cothurnus-en-noun-wQVOBQRd Disambiguation of Footwear: 100 0
  2. (figurative) The stilted style denoting ancient tragedy. Tags: figuratively
    Sense id: en-cothurnus-en-noun-NMQQfp1p Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 10 90 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 12 76 6 6 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 9 83 4 4
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: cothurn, kothornos Derived forms: cothurnal

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Alternative forms

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