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templon

templon noun: a barrier between the nave and the altar in a Byzantine church.

Noun

templon (plural templons or templa)

  1. A barrier between the nave and the altar in a Byzantine church.

Forms of templon

pluraltemplons
pluraltempla

Origin of templon

Borrowed from Ancient Greek τέμπλον (témplon, “temple”).

Questions about templon

What does templon mean?
Templon means a barrier between the nave and the altar in a Byzantine church.
What part of speech is templon?
Templon is a noun.
What is the plural of templon?
The plural of templon is templons.

Words near templon in the dictionary

  1. templising
  2. templize
  3. templized
  4. templizes
  5. templizing
  6. templon
  7. templons
  8. tempo
  9. tempo giusto
  10. tempo mark
  11. tempo marks

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