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molossus

molossus noun: a metrical foot of three long syllables. Also the obsolete form of molasses.

Noun

molossus (plural molossuses or molossi)

  1. A metrical foot of three long syllables.

Proper noun capitalized: Molossus

Molossus

  1. (Greek) The son of Neoptolemus and Andromache, the eponymous founder of the Molossians.

Also used as

molossus is also the obsolete form of molasses.

Forms of molossus

pluralmolossuses
pluralmolossi
alternative formmolosse

Origin of molossus

From Latin molossus, from Ancient Greek μολοσσός (molossós), properly "belonging to the Molossians", a people in the eastern part of Epirus.

From Ancient Greek Μολοσσός (Molossós).

Questions about molossus

What does molossus mean?
Molossus means a metrical foot of three long syllables.
What part of speech is molossus?
Molossus can be a noun or a proper noun.
What is the plural of molossus?
The plural of molossus is molossuses.

Words near molossus in the dictionary

  1. molossids
  2. molossine
  3. molossines
  4. molossoes
  5. molossos
  6. molossus
  7. molossuses
  8. Molotoff
  9. Molotoff cocktail
  10. Molotoff cocktails
  11. Molotov

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