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pharoi

pharoi is the plural of pharos.

Meaning of pharos

Noun

pharos (plural pharoses or pharoi)

  1. (historical) An ancient lighthouse or beacon to guide sailors.
    • He […] built a Pharos, or Light House.1727, John Arbuthnot, Tables of Ancient Coins, Weights and Measures. Explain'd and exemplify'd in several dissertations
  2. (figuratively) That which stands out; a shining light.
    • The house was not very felicitously titled, said many: it was no academic pharos.1956, Anthony Burgess, Time for a Tiger (The Malayan Trilogy), published 1972, page 39

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Questions about pharoi

What is pharoi the plural of?
Pharoi is the plural of pharos.

Words near pharoi in the dictionary

  1. pharms
  2. Pharmuthi
  3. pharo
  4. pharoah
  5. pharoahs
  6. pharoi
  7. pharological
  8. pharologist
  9. pharologists
  10. pharology
  11. pharonology

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