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epinaos

epinaos noun: an open vestibule behind the nave, differentiated from the opisthodomos.

Noun

epinaos (plural epinaoi)

  1. An open vestibule behind the nave, differentiated from the opisthodomos.

Forms of epinaos

pluralepinaoi

Origin of epinaos

From Ancient Greek ἐπι- (epi-) and ναός (naós).

Questions about epinaos

What does epinaos mean?
Epinaos means an open vestibule behind the nave, differentiated from the opisthodomos.
What part of speech is epinaos?
Epinaos is a noun.
What is the plural of epinaos?
The plural of epinaos is epinaoi.

Words near epinaos in the dictionary

  1. epimythia
  2. epimythium
  3. epimythiums
  4. epimyths
  5. epinaoi
  6. epinaos
  7. epinasal
  8. epinastic
  9. epinastically
  10. epinasties
  11. epinastine

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