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DIPYLON
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A gateway to the west of ancient Athens near which a distinctive style of pottery has been found
Synonyms:
Dipylon; Dipylon gate
Classified under:
Nouns denoting spatial position
Instance hypernyms:
gate (a movable barrier in a fence or wall)
Holonyms ("Dipylon" is a part of...):
Athens; Athinai; capital of Greece; Greek capital (the capital and largest city of Greece; named after Athena (its patron goddess))
Derivation:
Dipylon (of or relating to a gateway on the west of ancient Athens)
II. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Of or relating to a gateway on the west of ancient Athens
Classified under:
Relational adjectives (pertainyms)
Pertainym:
Dipylon gate (a gateway to the west of ancient Athens near which a distinctive style of pottery has been found)
Derivation:
Dipylon (a gateway to the west of ancient Athens near which a distinctive style of pottery has been found)
