Meaning Of The Word Parthenon

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Parthenon in American English
the Doric temple of Athena built (5th cent. b.c.) on the Acropolis in Athens: sculpture is attributed to Phidias
noun: the temple of Athena Parthenos on the Acropolis at Athens, completed c438b.c. by Ictinus and Callicrates and decorated by Phidias: regarded as the finest Doric temple

Parthenon in British English
noun: the temple on the Acropolis in Athens built in the 5th century bc and regarded as the finest example of the Greek Doric order

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