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embolos

embolos noun: an arcade or porticoed street in Constantinople.

Noun

embolos (plural emboloi)

  1. (historical) An arcade or porticoed street in Constantinople.

Forms of embolos

pluralemboloi

Origin of embolos

From Ancient Greek ἔμβολος (émbolos, “bolt; portico”).

Questions about embolos

What does embolos mean?
Embolos means an arcade or porticoed street in Constantinople.
What part of speech is embolos?
Embolos is a noun.
What is the plural of embolos?
The plural of embolos is emboloi.

Words near embolos in the dictionary

  1. embolomere
  2. embolomeres
  3. embolomycotic
  4. embolon
  5. embolophrasia
  6. embolos
  7. embolotherapies
  8. embolotherapy
  9. embolster
  10. embolstered
  11. embolus

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