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tripodian

tripodian noun: an ancient stringed instrument, apparently resembling the Delphic tripod in form, and very difficult to play.

Noun

tripodian (plural tripodians)

  1. (Ancient Greece) An ancient stringed instrument, apparently resembling the Delphic tripod in form, and very difficult to play.

Forms of tripodian

pluraltripodians

Questions about tripodian

What does tripodian mean?
Tripodian means an ancient stringed instrument, apparently resembling the Delphic tripod in form, and very difficult to play.
What part of speech is tripodian?
Tripodian is a noun.
What is the plural of tripodian?
The plural of tripodian is tripodians.

Words near tripodian in the dictionary

  1. tripodal
  2. tripoded
  3. tripodes
  4. Tripodi
  5. tripodial
  6. tripodian
  7. tripodians
  8. tripodic
  9. tripodical
  10. tripodies
  11. tripoding

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