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hoplon

hoplon noun: a type of aspis used by Greek hoplites.

Noun

hoplon (plural hoplons)

  1. A type of aspis used by Greek hoplites.

Forms of hoplon

pluralhoplons

Origin of hoplon

From Ancient Greek ὅπλον (hóplon).

Questions about hoplon

What does hoplon mean?
Hoplon means a type of aspis used by Greek hoplites.
What part of speech is hoplon?
Hoplon is a noun.
What is the plural of hoplon?
The plural of hoplon is hoplons.

Words near hoplon in the dictionary

  1. hoplomachic
  2. hoplomachoi
  3. hoplomachos
  4. hoplomachus
  5. hoplomachy
  6. hoplon
  7. hoplonemertean
  8. hoplonemerteans
  9. hoplons
  10. hoplophile
  11. hoplophiles

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