What is another word for dipylon?

Pronunciation: [dˈɪpɪlən] (IPA)

Synonyms for Dipylon:

What are the hypernyms for Dipylon?

A hypernym is a word with a broad meaning that encompasses more specific words called hyponyms.
  • Other hypernyms:

    Artifacts, objects, greek art, greek artifacts, ancient Greek artifacts.

What are the holonyms for Dipylon?

Holonyms are words that denote a whole whose part is denoted by another word.

Usage examples for Dipylon

And after that the herald who was sent, by name Anthemocritus, died, and it was believed that the Megarians had contrived his death, then Charinus proposed a decree against them, that there should be an irreconcilable and implacable enmity thenceforward betwixt the two commonwealths; and that if any one of the Megarians should but set his foot in Attica, he should be put to death; and that the commanders, when they take the usual oath, should, over and above that, swear that they will twice every year make an inroad into the Megarian country; and that Anthemocritus should be buried near the Thriasian Gates, which are now called the dipylon, or Double Gate.
"Plutarch-Lives-of-the-noble-Grecians-and-Romans"
Clough, Arthur Hugh
At the northern end, where the porticos and the long Dromos street ran off toward the dipylon gate, stood the shop of Clearchus the potter.
"A Victor of Salamis"
William Stearns Davis
The procession must be gathering outside the dipylon Gate.
"A Victor of Salamis"
William Stearns Davis

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