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psiloi

psiloi noun: the light infantry of an Ancient Greek army, usually acting as skirmishers and missile troops.

Noun

psiloi pl (normally plural, singular psilos)

  1. (historical, plural, plural-normally) The light infantry of an Ancient Greek army, usually acting as skirmishers and missile troops.

Forms of psiloi

singularpsilos

Origin of psiloi

Ancient Greek ψιλοί (psiloí)

Questions about psiloi

What does psiloi mean?
Psiloi means the light infantry of an Ancient Greek army, usually acting as skirmishers and missile troops.
What part of speech is psiloi?
Psiloi is a noun.

Words near psiloi in the dictionary

  1. psilocybin
  2. psilocybin mushroom
  3. psilocybin mushrooms
  4. psilocybins
  5. psilocyn
  6. psiloi
  7. psilomelane
  8. psilomelanes
  9. psilon pneuma
  10. psilopaedic
  11. psiloparmelioid

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