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episkyros

episkyros noun: an Ancient Greek ball game in which players on two teams attempted to throw the ball over the heads of the other team.

Noun

episkyros (uncountable)

  1. An Ancient Greek ball game in which players on two teams attempted to throw the ball over the heads of the other team.

Origin of episkyros

Ancient Greek ἐπίσκυρος (epískuros)

Questions about episkyros

What does episkyros mean?
Episkyros means an Ancient Greek ball game in which players on two teams attempted to throw the ball over the heads of the other team.
What part of speech is episkyros?
Episkyros is a noun.

Words near episkyros in the dictionary

  1. episiotomies
  2. episiotomy
  3. episkeletal
  4. episkotister
  5. episkotisters
  6. episkyros
  7. episodal
  8. episodally
  9. episode
  10. episodeless
  11. episodes

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