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spoliary

spoliary noun: the place in an Ancient Roman amphitheatre where slaughtered gladiators were dragged and the clothes stripped from their bodies.

Noun

spoliary (plural spoliaries)

  1. (historical) The place in an Ancient Roman amphitheatre where slaughtered gladiators were dragged and the clothes stripped from their bodies.
    Synonyms:
    spoliarium

Synonyms of spoliary

Forms of spoliary

pluralspoliaries

Questions about spoliary

What does spoliary mean?
Spoliary means the place in an Ancient Roman amphitheatre where slaughtered gladiators were dragged and the clothes stripped from their bodies.
What part of speech is spoliary?
Spoliary is a noun.
What is the plural of spoliary?
The plural of spoliary is spoliaries.

Words near spoliary in the dictionary

  1. spolia
  2. spolia opima
  3. spoliaria
  4. spoliaries
  5. spoliarium
  6. spoliary
  7. spoliate
  8. spoliated
  9. spoliates
  10. spoliating
  11. spoliation

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