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kliros

kliros noun: the section of an Eastern Orthodox or Eastern Catholic church dedicated to the choir.

Noun

kliros

  1. The section of an Eastern Orthodox or Eastern Catholic church dedicated to the choir.

Origin of kliros

Ancient Greek κλήρος (klḗros).

Questions about kliros

What does kliros mean?
Kliros means the section of an Eastern Orthodox or Eastern Catholic church dedicated to the choir.
What part of speech is kliros?
Kliros is a noun.

Words near kliros in the dictionary

  1. klippspringers
  2. klipspringer
  3. klipspringers
  4. klipsteinite
  5. klipsteinites
  6. kliros
  7. klismaphile
  8. klismaphiles
  9. klismaphilia
  10. klismaphiliac
  11. klismaphiliacs

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