speos

[ spee-os ]

/ ˈspi ɒs /

noun

a cavelike temple, tomb, or the like, cut in rock.

Origin of speos

First recorded in 1835–45, speos is from the Greek word spéos cave

Words nearby speos

Spens' syndrome, spent, Spenta Amesha, Spenta Mainyu, spent gnat, speos, Speranski, sperm, sperma-, spermaceti, spermacytic seminoma

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Example sentences from the Web for speos

There are two temples at Ipsambul—one much larger than the other; but each has a speos, or cavern, hewn out of the solid rock.
Stanley in Africa|James P. Boyd
The example shown in Fig. 69 is taken from the speos of Hathor at Ipsamboul.
A History of Art in Ancient Egypt, Vol. II (of 2)|Georges Perrot
On a column in the speos of Kalabché we find the band of hieroglyphs repeated upon four faces (Fig. 89).
A History of Art in Ancient Egypt, Vol. II (of 2)|Georges Perrot

British Dictionary definitions for speos

speos

/ (ˈspiːɒs) /

noun

(esp in ancient Egypt) a temple or tomb cut into a rock face

Word Origin for speos

C19: Greek, literally: a cave, grotto

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单词	speos
释义	speos [ spee-os ] / ˈspi ɒs / noun a cavelike temple, tomb, or the like, cut in rock. Origin of speos First recorded in 1835–45, speos is from the Greek word spéos cave Words nearby speos Spens' syndrome, spent, Spenta Amesha, Spenta Mainyu, spent gnat, speos, Speranski, sperm, sperma-, spermaceti, spermacytic seminoma Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for speos There are two temples at Ipsambul—one much larger than the other; but each has a speos, or cavern, hewn out of the solid rock. Stanley in Africa\|James P. Boyd The example shown in Fig. 69 is taken from the speos of Hathor at Ipsamboul. A History of Art in Ancient Egypt, Vol. II (of 2)\|Georges Perrot On a column in the speos of Kalabché we find the band of hieroglyphs repeated upon four faces (Fig. 89). A History of Art in Ancient Egypt, Vol. II (of 2)\|Georges Perrot British Dictionary definitions for speos speos / (ˈspiːɒs) / noun (esp in ancient Egypt) a temple or tomb cut into a rock face Word Origin for speos C19: Greek, literally: a cave, grotto Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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