περίτονος

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Ancient Greek

Etymology

From περι- (peri-, around, about) +‎ τόνος (tónos, something stretched).

Pronunciation

 

Adjective

περίτονος (perítonosm (feminine περίτονη, neuter περίτονον); first/second declension

  1. covered with something stretched over

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References

περίτονος”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press