papyros
papyros noun: synonym of papyrus. Also the alternative form of papirosa.
Noun
papyros (countable and uncountable, plural papyroi)
- Synonym of papyrus.
- The famous “Papyros Ebers,” which was written during the reign of the Egyptian king Bicheres, 3,500 years ago, was discovered by the celebrated archeologist, Georg Ebers in 1872, when an Arab brought him a metallic case containing a papyros roll enveloped in mummy cloths, which he claimed had been...1901, The Canada Medical Record, volume 29, page 192
- Another example from the same mould has the mask of a slave of comedy in one hand and a papyros roll in the other, so that it was presumably a present to a victorious comic poet.1966, T[homas] B[ertram] L[onsdale] Webster, The Art of Greece: The Age of Hellenism (Art of the World, European Cultures: The Historical, Sociological and Religious Backgrounds), New York, N.Y....
- Synonyms:
- papyrus
Also used as
papyros is also the alternative form of papirosa.
Examples of papyros in a sentence
- […] as may be seen with several representations in Egyptian papyros.1980, Erich Hobusch, Fair Game: A History of Hunting, Shooting, and Animal Conservation, Arco Publishing, Inc., →ISBN, page 45:
- Finally, finds, such as the clay stamp of a papyros and the silver sheet, are related to the use of the building for the worship of the Mother Goddess.1991, Το Αρχαιολογικο εργο στη Μακεδονια και Θρακη, volume 5, Aristotelio Panepistēmio Thessalonikēs, page 4:
- “Why would anyone loot a papyros shop?” / “As valuable as papyros is, it does not have street value like jewels or olive oil or wine.2008, Paul R. Brenner, Abominations, [Bloomington, Ind.]: Xlibris, →ISBN:
- In a world where it was very difficult to look up a particular passage in a papyros roll, citations from other authors were usually from memory; errors of memory were easy to make.2022, Lionel Scott, Pytheas of Massalia: Texts, Translation, and Commentary (Routledge Classical Translations), Abingdon, Oxon; New York...
Synonyms of papyros
Forms of papyros
| plural | papyroi |
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Origin of papyros
From Ancient Greek πάπυρος (pápuros). Doublet of papyrus.
Questions about papyros
- What does papyros mean?
- Papyros means synonym of papyrus.
- How do you use papyros in a sentence?
- […] as may be seen with several representations in Egyptian papyros.
- What part of speech is papyros?
- Papyros is a noun.
- What is the plural of papyros?
- The plural of papyros is papyroi.
Words near papyros in the dictionary
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