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Elgin marbles in British English
plural noun
a group of 5th-century bc Greek sculptures originally decorating the Parthenon in Athens, brought to England by Thomas Bruce, seventh Earl of Elgin (1766–1841), and now at the British Museum
Elgin marbles in American English
(ˈɛlgɪn)
a collection of ancient Athenian marble sculptures taken chiefly from the Parthenon, in the British Museum since 1816
Word origin
after 7th Earl of Elgin (1766-1841), who brought them to EnglandImage ofElgin marbles
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