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somatophylax

somatophylax noun: one of the seven men that served in high-ranking military positions during the times of Alexander the Great.

Noun

somatophylax (plural somatophylakes)

  1. (historical) One of the seven men that served in high-ranking military positions during the times of Alexander the Great

Forms of somatophylax

pluralsomatophylakes

Origin of somatophylax

From Ancient Greek σωματοφύλαξ (sōmatophúlax, “bodyguard”).

Questions about somatophylax

What does somatophylax mean?
Somatophylax means one of the seven men that served in high-ranking military positions during the times of Alexander the Great.
What part of speech is somatophylax?
Somatophylax is a noun.
What is the plural of somatophylax?
The plural of somatophylax is somatophylakes.

Words near somatophylax in the dictionary

  1. somatoperception
  2. somatoperceptual
  3. somatophobia
  4. somatophrenia
  5. somatophylakes
  6. somatophylax
  7. somatoplasm
  8. somatoplasms
  9. somatoplastic
  10. somatopleural
  11. somatopleure

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