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aulos

aulos noun: any of a class of ancient Greek musical instruments resembling pipes or flutes.

aulos: any of a class of ancient Greek musical instruments resembling pipes or flutes
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Noun

aulos (plural auloi)

  1. (Ancient Greece) Any of a class of ancient Greek musical instruments resembling pipes or flutes.

Forms of aulos

pluralauloi

Origin of aulos

From Ancient Greek αὐλός (aulós).

Words formed from aulos

Questions about aulos

What does aulos mean?
Aulos means any of a class of ancient Greek musical instruments resembling pipes or flutes.
What part of speech is aulos?
Aulos is a noun.
What is the plural of aulos?
The plural of aulos is auloi.

Words near aulos in the dictionary

  1. aulopiforms
  2. auloporid
  3. auloporids
  4. aulorhynchid
  5. aulorhynchids
  6. aulos
  7. aulostomid
  8. aulostomids
  9. auls
  10. Ault
  11. Ault Hucknall

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