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PARTHENON
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
The main temple of the goddess Athena; built on the acropolis in Athens more than 400 years B.C.; example of Doric architecture
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Instance hypernyms:
temple (place of worship consisting of an edifice for the worship of a deity)
Holonyms ("Parthenon" is a part of...):
Athens; Athinai; capital of Greece; Greek capital (the capital and largest city of Greece; named after Athena (its patron goddess))
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