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molosse

/məˈlɒs/

molosse is the archaic form of molossus.

Meaning of molossus

Noun

molossus (plural molossuses or molossi)

  1. A metrical foot of three long syllables.

See all 2 meanings of molossus

Forms of molosse

pluralmolosses

Questions about molosse

What is molosse the archaic form of?
Molosse is the archaic form of molossus.
How do you pronounce molosse?
Molosse is pronounced /məˈlɒs/.

Words near molosse in the dictionary

  1. Molonys
  2. Molopo
  3. Molosbolos
  4. moloses
  5. molossas
  6. molosse
  7. molosser
  8. molossers
  9. molosses
  10. molossi
  11. Molossia

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