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thronos
[ throh-nos ]
/ ˈθroʊ nɒs /
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noun, plural thro·noi [throh-noi]. /ˈθroʊ nɔɪ/.
an ancient Greek chair, usually highly ornamented, having a high seat and back and rectangular turned or carved legs ending in animal feet.
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Origin of thronos
1960–65; <Greek thrónos;see throne
Words nearby thronos
thrombus, throne, throne room, throng, thronner, thronos, throstle, throttle, throttleable, throttle-body injection, Throttlebottom
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How to use thronos in a sentence
In Homeric and even in later times, a small table stood before each thronos.
Museum of Antiquity|L. W. Yaggy