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bucranium

bucranium noun: the depiction of the head of an ox, as ornamental flourishes in architectural works.

Noun

bucranium (plural bucraniums or bucrania)

  1. The depiction of the head of an ox, as ornamental flourishes in architectural works.
    • On the second side of the gem, we see the victim, a running goat, and on the third side the symbol of sacrifice, the bucranium.1986, Nanno Marinatos, Minoan Sacrificial Ritual
    • It was also in relation to the funerary world that bucrania were placed at the bottoms of the pits.2000, Béatrix Midant-Reynes, The Prehistory of Egypt

bucranium meaning in Bengali

bucranium in Bengali

ষাঁড়ের খুলি

Forms of bucranium

pluralbucraniums
pluralbucrania

Origin of bucranium

From Latin būcrānium, from Ancient Greek βουκράνιον (boukránion).

Questions about bucranium

What does bucranium mean?
Bucranium means the depiction of the head of an ox, as ornamental flourishes in architectural works.
What is bucranium in Bengali?
Bucranium in Bengali is ষাঁড়ের খুলি. See Bucranium meaning in Bengali.
What part of speech is bucranium?
Bucranium is a noun.
What is the plural of bucranium?
The plural of bucranium is bucraniums.

Words near bucranium in the dictionary

  1. Bucovina Shepherd Dog
  2. Bucovina Shepherd Dogs
  3. Bucovăț
  4. Bucoșnița
  5. bucrania
  6. bucranium
  7. bucraniums
  8. bucricaine
  9. bucrylate
  10. buculovirus
  11. bucumolol

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