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νῶτον νῶτον, ου, τό, the back, Lat. tergum, Il.; often in pl., like Lat. terga, Hom.; τὰ νῶτα ἐντρέπειν, ἐπιστρέφειν to turn the back, i. e. flee, Hdt.; νῶτα δεῖξαι Plut.; κατὰ νώτου from behind, in rear, Hdt., Thuc. pl. always νῶτα, τά metaph. any wide surface, ἐπʼ εὐρέα νῶτα θαλάσσης Hom.; of plains, Pind., Eur. the back or ridge, of a hill, Pind., Eur.; of a chariot, Eur.

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the back; surface (of the sea)

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νῶτον

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νῶτον

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νωτον

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22448

URN:

urn:cite2:scaife-viewer:dictionary-entries.atlas_v1:middle-liddell.perseus-eng2-n22470

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nw=ton

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