Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

tholos

/ˈθɒlɒs/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.38 in modern English

Syllables: tho-los
IPA: /ˈθɒlɒs/

9

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A dome, or domed building; a cupola.

noun

A dome-shaped tomb from the Mycenaean period of Ancient Greece.

Example Sentences

"On the way they pointed out the tennis court and the old summerhouse, a mock tholos, Doric by way of Pompeii, and Stanford White, and (said Francis, who was scornful of this Victorian effort at classicism) D. W. Griffith and Cecil B. De Mille."

Etymology

From Ancient Greek θόλος (thólos, “dome”). Doublet of tholus and thole.

Inflected Forms

tholoi (plural)

Questions

How do you pronounce tholos?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈθɒlɒs/.
What does tholos mean?: A dome, or domed building; a cupola.
Where does tholos come from?: From Ancient Greek θόλος (thólos, “dome”). Doublet of tholus and thole.

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