tholos

noun

tho·​los

ˈthōˌläs

variants or tholus

-ōləs

plural tholoi

-ōˌlȯi

or tholi

-ōˌlī

1

: a round building of classical Greek date and style

2

: a circular tomb of beehive shape approached by a horizontal passage in the side of a hill

Word History

Etymology

Greek & Latin; Latin tholus rotunda, tholos, from Greek tholos

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