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diaulos

/daɪˈɔːlɒs/

diaulos noun: an Ancient Greek wind instrument composed of two pipes connected at the base and often of different lengths, played similarly to an oboe.

Noun

diaulos (plural diauloi)

  1. (historical) An Ancient Greek wind instrument composed of two pipes connected at the base and often of different lengths, played similarly to an oboe.
  2. (historical) A peristyle round the great court of the palaestra.
  3. (historical) A kind of Ancient Greek footrace.

Forms of diaulos

pluraldiauloi

Origin of diaulos

From Ancient Greek δίαυλος (díaulos) (equivalent to di- + aulos).

Questions about diaulos

What does diaulos mean?
Diaulos means an Ancient Greek wind instrument composed of two pipes connected at the base and often of different lengths, played similarly to an oboe.
What part of speech is diaulos?
Diaulos is a noun.
How do you pronounce diaulos?
Diaulos is pronounced /daɪˈɔːlɒs/.
What is the plural of diaulos?
The plural of diaulos is diauloi.

Words near diaulos in the dictionary

  1. diattenuation
  2. diatyposes
  3. diatyposis
  4. diaulic
  5. diauloi
  6. diaulos
  7. diaurated
  8. diauxic
  9. diauxic growth
  10. diauxie
  11. diauxy

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