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1. WordNet® 3.0 (2006) | ||
Parthenon n 1: the main temple of the goddess Athena; built on the acropolis in Athens more than 400 years B.C.; example of Doric architecture | ||
2. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 | ||
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. [1913 Webster] | ||
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