geomori

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noun

landowners

OriginAncient Greek γεωμόροι ← Proto-Indo-European *(s)mer- →
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Meanings

noungeomori pl (plural only)

alternative gamoroi · alternative geomoroi

  1. pluralplural onlylandowners
  2. literallypluralplural onlythose who own a portion of land
  3. historicalpluralplural onlyclass of oligarchic landowners descending from the first Corinthian settlers who in 733 BC, according to the chronology of Thucydides, had founded Syracuse

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*(s)mer-“to assign, allot”
  2. Ancient Greekγεωμόροι
  3. Englishgeomori

Borrowed from Ancient Greek γεωμόροι (geōmóroi), ultimately from γεω- (geō-, “earth”) + μέρος (méros, “part, share, portion”), whence the latter comes from Proto-Indo-European *(s)mer- (“to assign, allot”). Doublet of gamoroi.

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APA

geomori. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/geomori

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“geomori.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/geomori. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “geomori,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/geomori.

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