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χυτρόπους
χύτρος
χυτρώδης
χὠ
χωλαίνω
χωλείᾱ
χωλεύω
χωλοποιός
χωλός
χωλότης
χῶμα
χῶν
χωνεύω
χώνη
χώννῡμι
χώομαι
χώρᾱ
χωρέω
χῶρι
χωρῑ́διον
χωρίζω
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χῶμα
χῶμαατοςnχόω gener.artificially created heap of earth or sandmoundPlb. Plu. specif.moundof earth, above a tomb, i.e. burial moundHdt. Trag. Pl. Arist. Theoc. Plu. mound, earthworkthrown up against the walls of a city, as an assault rampHdt. Th. Plb. Plu. dyketo prevent a river fr. overflowingHdt. damto divert a riverHdt. molebreakwaterin a harbourHdt. X. D. Plu.causewayacross a channelHdt. Plu.mass of earth or sand formed naturallyon a coast or in a rivermound, banksandbankA. Pl. Plb.

ShortDef

earth thrown up, a bank, mound

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Headword:
χῶμα
Headword (normalized):
χῶμα
Headword (normalized/stripped):
χωμα
IDX:
20494
URN:
urn:cite2:scaife-viewer:dictionary-entries.atlas_v1:cambridge-greek-lexicon-20495
Key:
χῶμα

Data

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