Parthenon

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Parthenon \Par"the*non\ (p[aum]r"th[-e]*n[o^]n), prop. n. [L.,
     fr. Gr. Parqenw`n, fr.parqe`nos a virgin, i. e., Athena, the
     Greek goddess called also Pallas.]
     A celebrated marble temple of Athena, on the Acropolis at
     Athens. It was of the pure Doric order, and has had an
     important influence on art.


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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  Parthenon
       n : the main temple of the goddess Athena; built on the
           acropolis in Athens more than 400 years B.C.; example of
           Doric architecture

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:

  Parthenon, AR
    Zip code(s): 72666