"tholos" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈθɒlɒs/ Forms: tholoi [plural]
Etymology: From Ancient Greek θόλος (thólos, “dome”). Doublet of tholus and thole. Etymology templates: {{uder|en|grc|θόλος||dome}} Ancient Greek θόλος (thólos, “dome”), {{doublet|en|tholus|thole}} Doublet of tholus and thole Head templates: {{en-noun|tholoi}} tholos (plural tholoi)
  1. A dome, or domed building; a cupola.
    Sense id: en-tholos-en-noun-zhGQzgNl
  2. A dome-shaped tomb from the Mycenaean period of Ancient Greece. Categories (topical): Burial
    Sense id: en-tholos-en-noun-K2vZHSJF Disambiguation of Burial: 9 91 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English undefined derivations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 27 73 Disambiguation of English undefined derivations: 29 71

Inflected forms

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