Dis|cob|o|lus

Dis|cob|o|lus
dis|cob|o|lus «dihs KOB uh luhs», noun, plural -li «-ly».
a thrower of the discus in ancient Greece or Rome.
[< Latin discobolus < Greek diskobólos < dískos discus + bólos a throwing (of a fishing net) < bállein to throw]
Dis|cob|o|lus «dihs KOB uh luhs», noun.
a statue of a man about to throw the discus, made by the Greek sculptor Myron in the 400's B.C.

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  • dis|cob|o|lus — «dihs KOB uh luhs», noun, plural li « ly». a thrower of the discus in ancient Greece or Rome. ╂[< Latin discobolus < Greek diskobólos < dískos discus + bólos a throwing (of a fishing net) < bállein to throw] Dis|cob|o|lus «dihs KOB uh …   Useful english dictionary

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  • Discoboli — Discobolus Dis*cob o*lus, n.; pl. {Discoboli}. [L., fr. Gr. ?; ? a discu + ? to throw.] (Fine Arts) (a) A thrower of the discus. (b) A statue of an athlete holding the discus, or about to throw it. [1913 Webster] Note: The Discobolus of Myron was …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Discobolus — Dis*cob o*lus, n.; pl. {Discoboli}. [L., fr. Gr. ?; ? a discu + ? to throw.] (Fine Arts) (a) A thrower of the discus. (b) A statue of an athlete holding the discus, or about to throw it. [1913 Webster] Note: The Discobolus of Myron was a famous… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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