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Pentelic

US/pɛnˈtɛlɪk/

Pentelic adjective: of or relating to Mount Pentelicus (Penteliko Mountain), near Athens, famous for its fine white marble quarries.

Adjective

Pentelic (comparative more Pentelic, superlative most Pentelic)

  1. Of or relating to Mount Pentelicus (Penteliko Mountain), near Athens, famous for its fine white marble quarries.
    • the Pentelic marble of which the Parthenon is built
    Synonyms:
    Pentelican

Synonyms of Pentelic

Forms of Pentelic

comparativemore Pentelic
superlativemost Pentelic

Origin of Pentelic

Learned borrowing from Latin Pentelicus, from Ancient Greek Πεντελικός (Pentelikós).

Words formed from Pentelic

Words that rhyme with Pentelic

Questions about Pentelic

What does Pentelic mean?
Pentelic means of or relating to Mount Pentelicus (Penteliko Mountain), near Athens, famous for its fine white marble quarries.
What part of speech is Pentelic?
Pentelic is an adjective.
How do you pronounce Pentelic?
Pentelic is pronounced /pɛnˈtɛlɪk/ (US).

Words near Pentelic in the dictionary

  1. pentekosties
  2. pentekostys
  3. pentel
  4. pentel pen
  5. pentel pens
  6. Pentelic
  7. Pentelic marble
  8. Pentelican
  9. Pentelicus
  10. Pentelikon
  11. pentels

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