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xoana

xoana is the plural of xoanon.

Meaning of xoanon

Noun

xoanon (plural xoana)

  1. (historical) A wooden statue used as a cult image in Ancient Greece.
    • In the case of 679, the well-known female figure of xoanon shape, it is often asserted that we see a more or less archaistic survival; […]1913, E. A. Gardner, “Reviews: Catalogue of the Acropolis Museum”, in The Classical Review, volume 27, page 196

Questions about xoana

What is xoana the plural of?
Xoana is the plural of xoanon.

Words near xoana in the dictionary

  1. XNOR gates
  2. Xnty
  3. Xnty.
  4. xo
  5. XO sauce
  6. xoana
  7. xoanon
  8. Xochapa
  9. Xochicalcan
  10. Xochimilcan
  11. xochinacaztli

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