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syrma

syrma noun: a long dress that trailed on the floor, worn by tragic actors.

Noun

syrma (plural syrmas)

  1. (Ancient-Rome, Ancient Greece) A long dress that trailed on the floor, worn by tragic actors.

Proper noun capitalized: Syrma

Syrma

  1. Iota Virginis, a binary star in the constellation of Virgo.
  2. Iota Virginis A, one of the two components of this star.

Forms of syrma

pluralsyrmas

Origin of syrma

Borrowed from Latin syrma, from Ancient Greek σύρμα (súrma), from σύρω (súrō, “to drag”).

Questions about syrma

What does syrma mean?
Syrma means a long dress that trailed on the floor, worn by tragic actors.
What part of speech is syrma?
Syrma can be a noun or a proper noun.
What is the plural of syrma?
The plural of syrma is syrmas.

Words near syrma in the dictionary

  1. Syriology
  2. syrioside
  3. SYRIZA
  4. Syrjenian
  5. Syrjenians
  6. syrma
  7. syrmak
  8. syrmaks
  9. syrmas
  10. syrnik
  11. syrniki

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