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phryctoria

phryctoria noun: an ancient Greek semaphore system.

Noun

phryctoria (uncountable)

  1. (historical) An ancient Greek semaphore system.

Origin of phryctoria

From Ancient Greek φρυκτωρία (phruktōría).

Questions about phryctoria

What does phryctoria mean?
Phryctoria means an ancient Greek semaphore system.
What part of speech is phryctoria?
Phryctoria is a noun.

Words near phryctoria in the dictionary

  1. phrontisterium
  2. phrontistery
  3. phrophosphorylase
  4. phrrp
  5. phrrt
  6. phryctoria
  7. phrygana
  8. phryganas
  9. phryganeid
  10. phryganeids
  11. Phrygia

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