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heroon

heroon noun: a temple dedicated to a hero, often over his supposed tomb.

Noun

heroon (plural heroons or heroa)

  1. (historical) A temple dedicated to a hero, often over his supposed tomb.

Forms of heroon

pluralheroons
pluralheroa

Origin of heroon

From Latin hērōon, from Ancient Greek ἡρῷον (hērōîon), from ἡρῷος (hērōîos, “of a hero”).

Questions about heroon

What does heroon mean?
Heroon means a temple dedicated to a hero, often over his supposed tomb.
What part of speech is heroon?
Heroon is a noun.
What is the plural of heroon?
The plural of heroon is heroons.

Words near heroon in the dictionary

  1. heronshaw
  2. heronshaws
  3. heronshew
  4. heronshews
  5. heroogony
  6. heroon
  7. heroons
  8. heropanti
  9. Herophilian
  10. Herophilist
  11. Herophilists

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