"naos" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈneɪ.ɒs/ Forms: naoses [plural], naosoi [plural], naoi [plural]
Rhymes: -eɪɒs Etymology: From Ancient Greek ναός (naós, “inner part of the temple”). Etymology templates: {{root|en|ine-pro|*nes-}}, {{borrowed|en|grc|ναός||inner part of the temple}} Ancient Greek ναός (naós, “inner part of the temple”) Head templates: {{en-noun|+|naosoi|naoi}} naos (plural naoses or naosoi or naoi)
  1. (historical, architecture) The inner part of an ancient Greek temple, containing a statue of the temple's deity and surrounded by a colonnaded portico; (by extension) the Roman cella, which it later gave rise to. Tags: historical Categories (topical): Architecture, Rooms Related terms: pronaos
    Sense id: en-naos-en-noun-Ze-ivhhZ Disambiguation of Rooms: 93 7 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 94 6 Disambiguation of Pages with 3 entries: 95 5 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 97 3 Topics: architecture
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

IPA: /naʊz/
Head templates: {{head|en|noun form}} naos
  1. plural of nao Tags: form-of, plural Form of: nao
    Sense id: en-naos-en-noun-asbMzMku
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

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