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taurokathapsia

/ˌtɔːɹəkəˈθæpsiə/

taurokathapsia noun: bull-leaping, as depicted in Bronze Age art, especially from Minoan Crete.

Noun

taurokathapsia (uncountable)

  1. (rare) Bull-leaping, as depicted in Bronze Age art, especially from Minoan Crete.

Origin of taurokathapsia

From Revived Ancient Greek ταυροκαθάψια (taurokathápsia), variant of ταυροκάθαψις (taurokáthapsis), from ταῦρος (taûros, “bull”) + κάθαψις (káthapsis). Apparently coined by Arthur Evans, the excavator of Knossos, in ca. 1910.

Questions about taurokathapsia

What does taurokathapsia mean?
Taurokathapsia means bull-leaping, as depicted in Bronze Age art, especially from Minoan Crete.
What part of speech is taurokathapsia?
Taurokathapsia is a noun.
How do you pronounce taurokathapsia?
Taurokathapsia is pronounced /ˌtɔːɹəkəˈθæpsiə/.

Words near taurokathapsia in the dictionary

  1. taurodontic
  2. taurodontism
  3. taurodontisms
  4. taurohyodeoxycholic
  5. taurohyodeoxycholic acid
  6. taurokathapsia
  7. taurolatry
  8. taurolidine
  9. taurolithocholate
  10. taurolithocholates
  11. taurolithocholic

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