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parthenon


  3  definitions  found 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Parthenon  \Par"the*non\,  n.  [L.,  fr  Gr  Parqenw`n,  fr.parqe`nos 
  a  virgin,  i.  e.,  Athene,  the  Greek  goddess  called  also 
  Pallas.] 
  A  celebrated  marble  temple  of  Athene,  on  the  Acropolis  at 
  Athens.  It  was  of  the  pure  Doric  order  and  has  had  an 
  important  influence  on  art. 
 
  From  WordNet  r  1.6  [wn]: 
 
  Parthenon 
  n  :  the  main  temple  of  the  goddess  Athena;  built  on  the 
  acropolis  in  Athens  more  than  400  years  B.C.;  example  of 
  Doric  architecture  [syn:  {Parthenon}] 
 
  From  U.S.  Gazetteer  (1990)  [gazetteer]: 
 
  Parthenon,  AR 
  Zip  code(s):  72666 




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