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cothurni

cothurni is the plural of cothurnus.

Meaning of cothurnus

Noun

cothurnus (plural cothurni)

  1. A buskin used in ancient tragedy.
  2. (figuratively) The stilted style denoting ancient tragedy.
    • Madame Grandoni had insisted on the fact that she was an actress, and this little speech seemed a glimpse of the cothurnus.1875, Henry James, Roderick Hudson, New York Edition 1909, hardcover, page 410

Questions about cothurni

What is cothurni the plural of?
Cothurni is the plural of cothurnus.

Words near cothurni in the dictionary

  1. Cothrons
  2. cothurn
  3. cothurnal
  4. cothurnate
  5. cothurned
  6. cothurni
  7. cothurnian
  8. cothurnopore
  9. cothurnopores
  10. cothurns
  11. cothurnus

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