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noun (thol, oi)
- a dome, or domed building; a cupola
- 1992: On the way they pointed out the tennis court and the old summerhouse, a mock , 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
- a dome-shaped tomb in ancient Greece
Etymology: From Ancient Greek (polytonic, ) (tholos) "dome"
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