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megarons

megarons is the plural of megaron.

Meaning of megaron

Noun

megaron (plural megara or megarons)

  1. (historical, Ancient Greece) The rectangular great hall in a Mycenaean building, usually supported with pillars.
    • The megara faced north (“notebook north” equals true northeast) in the first court behind the archaic East Gate, similar in layout to their predecessors Megara 1 and 2 in the pre-Kimmerian East Court. Megaron C had gone through a period of use and a complete reconstruction before the Painted House...1980, Machteld J. Mellink, “VII. Archaic Wall Paintings from Gordion”, in Keith DeVries, editor, From Athens to Gordion: The Papers of a Memorial Symposium for Rodney S. Young, page 91

Questions about megarons

What is megarons the plural of?
Megarons is the plural of megaron.

Words near megarons in the dictionary

  1. megarich
  2. Megarics
  3. megaripple
  4. megaripples
  5. megaron
  6. megarons
  7. megas
  8. megasample
  9. megasamples
  10. megasatellite
  11. megasatellites

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