molossus

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noun

A metrical foot of three long syllables.

OriginLatin molossus ← Ancient Greek μολοσσός →
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Meanings

molossus1

nounmolossus (plural molossuses or molossi)

plural molossuses · plural molossi · alternative molosse

  1. communicationsA metrical foot of three long syllables.

molossus2

noun

alternative molosse

  1. obsoleteObsolete form of molasses.

Molossus3

proper noun
  1. Greekhuman sciencesThe son of Neoptolemus and Andromache, the eponymous founder of the Molossians.

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
molossianmolossic

Origin

molossus · noun

  1. Ancient Greekμολοσσός
  2. Latinmolossus
  3. Englishmolossus

From Latin molossus, from Ancient Greek μολοσσός (molossós), properly "belonging to the Molossians", a people in the eastern part of Epirus.

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Molossus · proper noun

  1. Ancient GreekΜολοσσός
  2. EnglishMolossus

From Ancient Greek Μολοσσός (Molossós).

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Translations

Ancient Greek μολοσσός
  • μολοσσός (molossós)metrical foot
German Molossus
  • Molossusmetrical foot
Latin molossus, extensipes
  • molossusmetrical foot
  • extensipesmetrical foot
  • pes hippiusmetrical foot
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APA

molossus. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/molossus

MLA

“molossus.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/molossus. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “molossus,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/molossus.

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