Scopas

[ skoh-puh s ]

/ ˈskoʊ pəs /

noun

flourished 4th century b.c., Greek sculptor and architect.

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Definition for scopas (2 of 2)

scopa

[ skoh-puh ]

/ ˈskoʊ pə /

noun, plural sco·pae [skoh-pee] /ˈskoʊ pi/, sco·pas.

pollen brush.

Origin of scopa

1795–1805; < Latin scōpae (plural, singular scopa rare) twigs, shoots

OTHER WORDS FROM scopa

sco·pate

[skoh-peyt] /ˈskoʊ peɪt/, adjective

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Example sentences from the Web for scopas

But an tolian commander of hired troops, Scopas, undertook to oppose the Syrian conqueror.
History of the Jews, Vol. I (of 6)|Heinrich Graetz
Pausanias tells us that Scopas was the architect of the temple, and so important in the case of a Greek Scopas.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 4|Various
On his entering the council chamber the king was the first to state the accusation against him,Scopas before the council.
The Histories of Polybius, Vol. II (of 2)|Polybius
Having failed to obtain the office, for the sake of which he had had the boldness to draw up these laws,Scopas goes to Egypt.
The Histories of Polybius, Vol. II (of 2)|Polybius

They did not beg him to express his theories in statuary, and they did not give their opinion upon the Achilleus of Scopas.
Ancient Manners|Pierre Louys

British Dictionary definitions for scopas (1 of 3)

Scopas

/ (ˈskəʊpəs) /

noun

4th century bc, Greek sculptor and architect

British Dictionary definitions for scopas (2 of 3)

scopa

/ (ˈskəʊpə) /

noun plural -pae (-ˌpiː)

a tuft of hairs on the abdomen or hind legs of bees, used for collecting pollen

Word Origin for scopa

C19: from Latin, used only in pl scopae twigs, brush

British Dictionary definitions for scopas (3 of 3)

SCOPA

/ (ˈskəʊpə) /

n acronym for (in South Africa)

Standing Committee on Public Accounts

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