"kore" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈkɔːɹeɪ/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˈkoɹeɪ/ [General-American], /ˈkoʊɹeɪ/ [General-American], /ˈkoɹi/ [General-American], /ˈkoʊɹi/ [General-American] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-kore.wav [Southern-England] Forms: korai [plural]
Rhymes: -ɔːɹeɪ, -əʊɹeɪ, -ɔːɹi, -əʊɹi Etymology: From Ancient Greek κόρη (kórē, “girl, maiden”). Etymology templates: {{uder|en|grc|κόρη||girl, maiden}} Ancient Greek κόρη (kórē, “girl, maiden”) Head templates: {{en-noun|korai}} kore (plural korai)
  1. (art, sculpture) An Ancient Greek statue of a woman, portrayed standing, usually clothed, painted in bright colours and having an elaborate hairstyle. Related terms: korephilia, baal kore Coordinate_terms: kouros (english: statue of a male) Translations (sculpture): cora [feminine] (Catalan), koré [feminine] (Czech), kore-veistos (Finnish), kore (Finnish), coré [feminine] (French), Kore [feminine] (German), κόρη (kóri) [feminine] (Greek), コレー (korē) (Japanese), kora [feminine] (Polish), ко́ра (kóra) (Russian)

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