kouros
[ koo r-os ]
/ ˈkʊər ɒs /
noun, plural kou·roi [koo r-oi] /ˈkʊər ɔɪ/. Greek Antiquity.
a sculptured representation of a young man, especially one produced prior to the 5th century b.c.
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Origin of kouros
Words nearby kouros
koulibiaca, koumis, kouprey, koura, kourbash, kouros, kourou, koussevitzky, kovalevsky, kovno, kovrov
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Example sentences from the Web for kouroi
Meantime earth as she brings forth vegetation in spring is Kourotrophos, rearer of Kouroi, or the young men of the tribe.
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