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Greek
Etymology
Inherited from Byzantine Greek κλεισούρα (kleisoúra), from Late Latin clausūra with folk-etymological conversion of Latin claudō, claus- to κλείνω, κλείσ- (kleíno, kleís-) + -ούρα (-oúra).[1]
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kliˈsu.ɾa/
- Hyphenation: κλει‧σού‧ρα
Noun
κλεισούρα • (kleisoúra) f
- stuffiness (the state or quality of being poorly-ventilated and close)
- confinement (the state of being confined or cloistered)
- narrow mountain pass
- Synonym: δερβένι n (dervéni)
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