parthenon

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Noun

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Par=the=non

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WORDNET DICTIONARY

Noun parthenon has 1 sense

parthenon(n = noun.artifact) - the main temple of the goddess Athena; built on the acropolis in Athens more than 400 years B.C.; example of Doric architecture;

is a kind of

temple

is a part of athens, athinai, capital of greece, greek capital

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CIDE DICTIONARY

parthenon, prop. n. [L., fr. Gr. Parqenw`n, fr.parqe`nos a virgin, i. e., Athena, the Greek goddess called also Pallas.].

A celebrated marble temple of Athena, on the Acropolis at Athens. It was of the pure Doric order, and has had an important influence on art. [1913 Webster]