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单词 molossus
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Definition of molossus in English:

molossus

(also mollossus)
noun məˈlɒsəs
  • 1Prosody. A metrical foot consisting of three long syllables.

  • 2A Molossian dog.

Origin

Late 16th century; earliest use found in William Webbe (fl.?1566–1591), author. From classical Latin Molossus (also Molossos) metrical foot consisting of three long syllables, a Molossian dog, also as adjective, from ancient Greek Μολοσσός, adjective, also in Hellenistic Greek as noun in sense 1.

 
 

Definition of molossus in US English:

molossus

(also mollossus)
nounməˈlɒsəs
  • 1Prosody. A metrical foot consisting of three long syllables.

  • 2A Molossian dog.

Origin

Late 16th century; earliest use found in William Webbe (fl. ?1566–1591), author. From classical Latin Molossus (also Molossos) metrical foot consisting of three long syllables, a Molossian dog, also as adjective, from ancient Greek Μολοσσός, adjective, also in Hellenistic Greek as noun in sense 1.

 
 
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