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Chilon

[ kahy-lon ]

/ ˈkaɪ lɒn /

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noun

flourished 556 b.c., Greek sage and ephor at Sparta.

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Also Chi·lo

[kahy-loh]. /ˈkaɪ loʊ/.

Words nearby Chilon

chilo-, Chiloe Island, chilognath, chilomonad, Chilomonas, Chilon, chiloplasty, chilopod, Chilpancingo, Chiltern Hills, Chiltern Hundreds

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How to use Chilon in a sentence

At 11:15, we passed the bridge over the stream on which Chilon is built, and a moment later drew up at the town-house.
In Indian Mexico (1908)|Frederick Starr
According to Chilon, the great virtue of man was prudence, or well-grounded judgment as to future events.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 2|Various