English

Etymology
From AGr. polytonic|θ�λο� (tholos) "dome"

Pronunciation
IPA|/'θ�l�s/

Noun
en-noun|thol|oi

1. a dome, or domed building; a cupola

#:*1992: On the way they pointed out the tennis court and the old summerhouse, a mock tholos, Doric by way of Pompeii, and Stanford White, and (said Francis, who was scornful of this Victorian effort at classicism) D. W. Griffith and Cecil B. De Mille. � Donna Tartt, A Secret History

1. a dome-shaped tomb in ancient Greece

ru:tholos

• 2007-04-16 05:48 - Atelaes - Fmt etymology, remove redundant sense

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