Meanings
nountholos (plural tholoi)
plural tholoi
- A dome, or domed building; a cupola.
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.
1992, Donna Tartt, A Secret History
Origin
- Ancient Greekθόλος“dome”
- Englishtholos
From Ancient Greek θόλος (thólos, “dome”). Doublet of tholus and thole.
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tholos. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tholos
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“tholos.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tholos. Accessed November 3, 2026.
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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “tholos,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tholos.
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