"kouros" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈkuːɹɒs/ Forms: kouroi [plural]
Etymology: From Ionic Ancient Greek κοῦρος (koûros), variant of Attic κόρος (kóros, “boy”). Etymology templates: {{uder|en|grc|κοῦρος}} Ancient Greek κοῦρος (koûros) Head templates: {{en-noun|kouroi}} kouros (plural kouroi)
  1. A sculpture of a naked youth in Ancient Greece, the male equivalent of a kore. Wikipedia link: kouros
    Sense id: en-kouros-en-noun-5iV66PfK Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English undefined derivations

Inflected forms

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