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Word: Thyrsus
Speech Type: Noun
Etymology:
Latin, from Greek thursos ‘plant stalk, Bacchic staff’
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ˈθəːsəs
Dialects: British English
Definition:
(in ancient Greece and Rome) a staff or spear tipped with an ornament like a pine cone, carried by Bacchus and his followers.
Short Definition:(in ancient Greece and Rome) staff or spear tipped with ornament like pine cone
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