diaulos

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. An Ancient Greek wind instrument composed of two pipes connected at the base and often of different lengths, played similarly to an oboe.
  2. A peristyle round the great court of the palaestra.
  3. A kind of Ancient Greek footrace.

Pronunciation

/daɪˈɔːlɒs/ /daɪˈaʊlɒs/

Word forms

diaulos diauloi

Etymology

From Ancient Greek δίαυλος (díaulos) (equivalent to di- + aulos).

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