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Vergina sun

Vergina sun noun: a sixteen-rayed solar symbol first appearing in Ancient Greek art between the 6th and 2nd centuries BC, tentatively interpreted as a royal symbol of ancient Macedonia.

vergina sun: a sixteen-rayed solar symbol first appearing in Ancient Greek art between the 6th and 2nd centuries...
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Noun

Vergina sun (plural Vergina suns)

  1. A sixteen-rayed solar symbol first appearing in Ancient Greek art between the 6th and 2nd centuries BC, tentatively interpreted as a royal symbol of ancient Macedonia.

Synonyms of Vergina sun

Forms of Vergina sun

pluralVergina suns

Origin of Vergina sun

Named after the archaeological excavations in and around the small town of Vergina, in northern Greece, during the late 1970s.

Questions about Vergina sun

What does Vergina sun mean?
Vergina sun means a sixteen-rayed solar symbol first appearing in Ancient Greek art between the 6th and 2nd centuries BC, tentatively interpreted as a royal symbol of ancient Macedonia.
What part of speech is Vergina sun?
Vergina sun is a noun.
What is the plural of Vergina sun?
The plural of Vergina sun is Vergina suns.

Words near Vergina sun in the dictionary

  1. Vergilian
  2. Vergilianism
  3. Vergina
  4. Vergina star
  5. Vergina stars
  6. Vergina sun
  7. Vergina suns
  8. verging
  9. verging on
  10. vergings
  11. verglas

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