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xystus

/ˈzɪstəs/

xystus noun: a long and open portico within the gymnasium.

Noun

xystus (plural xysti)

  1. (historical) A long and open portico within the gymnasium.
    Synonyms:
    xyst, xystum

xystus meaning in Tamil

xystus in Tamil

களரி மண்டபம், தோட்ட உஷ்ப் பாதை, பூங்கா, முற்றமேடை

Synonyms of xystus

Forms of xystus

pluralxysti

Origin of xystus

From Ancient Greek ξυστός (xustós, “smooth; scraped”), from ξύω (xúō, “scrape”), referring to its polished floor.

Questions about xystus

What does xystus mean?
Xystus means a long and open portico within the gymnasium.
What is xystus in Tamil?
Xystus in Tamil is களரி மண்டபம், தோட்ட உஷ்ப் பாதை, பூங்கா. See Xystus meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is xystus?
Xystus is a noun.
How do you pronounce xystus?
Xystus is pronounced /ˈzɪstəs/.
What is the plural of xystus?
The plural of xystus is xysti.

Words near xystus in the dictionary

  1. xyston
  2. xystons
  3. xystos
  4. xysts
  5. xystum
  6. xystus
  7. XYY syndrome
  8. XYZ
  9. XYZs
  10. xyzzy
  11. Xzavier

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Adapted from Wiktionary: xystus (page history and authors); xystus (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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