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lychnoscope

lychnoscope noun: a low side window in a church.

Noun

lychnoscope (plural lychnoscopes)

  1. (archaic) A low side window in a church.
    Synonyms:
    leper window

Synonyms of lychnoscope

  • leper window

Forms of lychnoscope

plurallychnoscopes

Origin of lychnoscope

From Ancient Greek λύχνος (lúkhnos) + -scope.

Questions about lychnoscope

What does lychnoscope mean?
Lychnoscope means a low side window in a church.
What part of speech is lychnoscope?
Lychnoscope is a noun.
What is the plural of lychnoscope?
The plural of lychnoscope is lychnoscopes.

Words near lychnoscope in the dictionary

  1. lychnis
  2. lychnises
  3. lychnobite
  4. lychnobites
  5. lychnomancy
  6. lychnoscope
  7. lychnoscopes
  8. lychnoscopic
  9. Lychpit
  10. Lychrel number
  11. Lychrel numbers

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