"temenos" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈtɛmənɒs/ Forms: temenoi [plural], temene [plural]
Etymology: From Ancient Greek τέμενος (témenos). Etymology templates: {{uder|en|grc|τέμενος}} Ancient Greek τέμενος (témenos) Head templates: {{en-noun|temenoi|temene}} temenos (plural temenoi or temene)
  1. (chiefly Ancient Greece) Ground under, surrounding and adjacent to a temple; a sacred enclosure or precinct. Categories (topical): Ancient Greece Related terms: tenemos

Inflected forms

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