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apoxyomenos

UK/əˌpɒksiˈɒmənɒs/US/əˌpɑksiˈɑmənɑs/

apoxyomenos noun: a conventional subject of ancient Greek votive sculpture: an athlete caught in the familiar act of scraping sweat and dust from his body with a strigil.

Noun

apoxyomenos (plural apoxyomenoi)

  1. A conventional subject of ancient Greek votive sculpture: an athlete caught in the familiar act of scraping sweat and dust from his body with a strigil.

Forms of apoxyomenos

pluralapoxyomenoi

Origin of apoxyomenos

From Ancient Greek ἀποξυόμενος (apoxuómenos), present mediopassive participle of ἀποξύω (apoxúō, “to scrape off”).

Questions about apoxyomenos

What does apoxyomenos mean?
Apoxyomenos means a conventional subject of ancient Greek votive sculpture: an athlete caught in the familiar act of scraping sweat and dust from his body with a strigil.
What part of speech is apoxyomenos?
Apoxyomenos is a noun.
How do you pronounce apoxyomenos?
Apoxyomenos is pronounced /əˌpɑksiˈɑmənɑs/ (US).
What is the plural of apoxyomenos?
The plural of apoxyomenos is apoxyomenoi.

Words near apoxyomenos in the dictionary

  1. apovitellenins
  2. Apovyan
  3. apoxia
  4. Apoxsee
  5. apoxyomenoi
  6. apoxyomenos
  7. apozem
  8. apozema
  9. apozemical
  10. apozems
  11. apozene

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