Tholos (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

noun, plural tho·loi [thoh-loi]. /ˈθoʊ lɔɪ/.
  1. (in classical architecture)
    • a circular building.
    • a small, round structure, as a lantern.
    • a circular subterranean tomb, lined with masonry.
  2. a subterranean domed tomb chamber of the Mycenaean age.
noun plural -loi (-lɔɪ)
  1. a dry-stone beehive-shaped tomb associated with the Mycenaean culture of Greece in the 16th to the 12th century bc
Tholos (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

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