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onkos

onkos noun: a kind of headdress in Ancient Greek theatre.

Noun

onkos (plural onkoi)

  1. (historical) A kind of headdress in Ancient Greek theatre.
  2. (obsolete) A corpuscle or atom.

Forms of onkos

pluralonkoi

Origin of onkos

Ancient Greek [Term?]

Questions about onkos

What does onkos mean?
Onkos means a kind of headdress in Ancient Greek theatre.
What part of speech is onkos?
Onkos is a noun.
What is the plural of onkos?
The plural of onkos is onkoi.

Words near onkos in the dictionary

  1. Onken
  2. Onkens
  3. onkilonite
  4. Onko
  5. onkoi
  6. onkos
  7. onkus
  8. onlaid
  9. onland
  10. onlap
  11. onlapped

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