Argos

[ ahr-gos, -guhs ]

/ ˈɑr gɒs, -gəs /

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noun

an ancient city in SE Greece, on the Gulf of Argolis: a powerful rival of Sparta, Athens, and Corinth.

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Words nearby Argos

Argonaut, Argonauts, Argonne, Argonne Forest, argonon, Argos, argosy, argot, Argovie, arguable, arguably

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How to use Argos in a sentence

That means the Argos does well while trudging through deep snow on truly cold days but isn’t as cumbersome as a more old-school, deep-winter boot.
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Google's Jeff Calow said the Argos chip has brought "up to 20-33x improvements in compute efficiency compared to our previous optimized system, which was running software on traditional servers."
YouTube is now building its own video-transcoding chips|Ron Amadeo|April 22, 2021|Ars Technica
The company detailed its new "Argos" chips in a YouTube blog post, a CNET interview, and in a paper for ASPLOS, the Architectural Support for Programming Languages and Operating Systems Conference.
YouTube is now building its own video-transcoding chips|Ron Amadeo|April 22, 2021|Ars Technica
When the protagonist finally arrives home after 20 years at war and sea, the only creature who recognizes him is his dog, Argos.
Traveling through the pandemic in the company of dogs|Walter Nicklin|December 18, 2020|Washington Post

Some historians suggest that the Illyrian type was possibly an evolution of the previously mentioned Kegelhelm from the Archaic Age site at Argos.
Know Your Ancient Greek Helmets: From Attic to Phrygian|Dattatreya Mandal|May 19, 2020|Realm of History
Or he was a great warrior from the fields of Argos, and he was a good potter, known to produce beautiful things.
Denis O’Hare Talks About One-Man Show “An Iliad”|Janice Kaplan|March 25, 2012|DAILY BEAST
Adrastus, king of Argos, who assisted his son-in-law Polynices, and survived the war; Theb.
Chaucer's Works, Volume 1 (of 7) -- Romaunt of the Rose; Minor Poems|Geoffrey Chaucer
It is said that Alexander performed sacrifices in honour of Amphilochus, on account of their common affinity to Argos.
The Geography of Strabo, Volume III (of 3)|Strabo
Still he said he would restore Argos to them, and as to Corinth would consult with Flamininus.
The Histories of Polybius, Vol. II (of 2)|Polybius
Athens acknowledged him for her benefactor; Argos, for her deliverer.
The History of The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire|Edward Gibbon
He was employed in the decoration of the Heraion, or temple of Hera, at Argos.
A History of Art for Beginners and Students|Clara Erskine Clement

British Dictionary definitions for Argos

Argos

/ (ˈɑːɡɒs, -ɡəs) /

noun

an ancient city in SE Greece, in the NE Peloponnese: one of the oldest Greek cities, it dominated the Peloponnese in the 7th century bc . Pop (municipality): 29 505 (2001)

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