diaulos
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English
Etymology
From Ancient Greek δίαυλος (díaulos) (equivalent to di- + aulos).
Pronunciation
Noun
diaulos (plural diauloi)
- (historical) An Ancient Greek wind instrument composed of two pipes connected at the base and often of different lengths, played similarly to an oboe.
- (architecture, historical) A peristyle round the great court of the palaestra.
- (historical) A kind of Ancient Greek footrace.
Spanish
Noun
diaulos m pl