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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD MEGARON

From Greek, literally: hall, from megas large.
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PRONUNCIATION OF MEGARON

megaron  [ˈmɛɡəˌrɒn] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF MEGARON

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pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
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Megaron is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES MEGARON MEAN IN ENGLISH?

megaron

Megaron

The megaron, plural megara /ˈmɛɡərə/, is the great hall of the Grecian palace complexes. It was a rectangular hall, fronted by an open, two-columned porch, and a more or less central, open hearth vented though an oculus in the roof above it and surrounded by four columns. It was particularly Aegean, due to the open porch which was usually supported by columns. The entrance is the feature that helps to distinguish the megaron, due to its position at the entrance, which is along the shorter wall so that the depth is larger than the width. There are often many rooms around the central Megaron, such as archive rooms, offices, oil-press rooms, workshops, potteries, shrines, corridors, armories, and storerooms for such goods as wine, oil and wheat.

Definition of megaron in the English dictionary

The definition of megaron in the dictionary is a tripartite rectangular room containing a central hearth surrounded by four pillars, found in Bronze Age Greece and Asia Minor.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH MEGARON


Acheron
ˈækəˌrɒn
archenteron
ɑːˈkɛntəˌrɒn
coelenteron
sɪˈlɛntəˌrɒn
cupferron
ˈkʌpfəˌrɒn
deuteron
ˈdjuːtəˌrɒn
diatessaron
ˌdaɪəˈtɛsəˌrɒn
diuron
ˈdaɪjəˌrɒn
enteron
ˈɛntəˌrɒn
ephemeron
ɪˈfɛməˌrɒn
fanfaron
ˈfænfəˌrɒn
fenuron
ˈfenjəˌrɒn
flaperon
ˈflæpəˌrɒn
hemipteron
hɪˈmɪptəˌrɒn
hyperon
ˈhaɪpəˌrɒn
mascaron
ˈmæskəˌrɒn
monopteron
mɒnˈɒptəˌrɒn
monuron
ˈmɒnjəˌrɒn
Oberon
ˈəʊbəˌrɒn
operon
ˈɒpəˌrɒn
Percheron
ˈpɜːʃəˌrɒn

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE MEGARON

megaphone
megaphonic
megaphonically
megaphyll
megapixel
megaplex
megapode
megaproject
Megara
megarad
megascope
megascopic
megascopically
megasporangia
megasporangium
megaspore
megasporic
megasporophyll
megass
megasse

WORDS THAT END LIKE MEGARON

Aaron
baron
camaron
Charon
drug baron
maron
Plain of Sharon
polaron
press baron
robber baron
rose of Sharon
Sharon

Synonyms and antonyms of megaron in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «megaron» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF MEGARON

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The translations of megaron from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «megaron» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

中央大厅
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

megarón
570 millions of speakers

English

megaron
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

Megaron
380 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Arabic

ميغارون
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

мегарон
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

megaron
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

megaron
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

megaron
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Megaron
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Megaron
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

メガロン
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

메가 론
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Megaron
85 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Vietnamese

Megaron
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

megaron
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

मेगरॉन
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

megaron
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

megaron
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

Megaron
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

мегарон
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

Megaron
30 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Greek

μέγαρο
15 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Afrikaans

Megaron
14 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Swedish

megarons
10 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Norwegian

Megaron
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of megaron

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «MEGARON»

The term «megaron» is normally little used and occupies the 112.401 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «MEGARON» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «megaron» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «megaron» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about megaron

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «MEGARON»

Discover the use of megaron in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to megaron and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Ancient Building in South Syria and Palestine: Y G.R.H. Wright
On the other hand without entering into the vexed question of the elevation of the Megaron (its roofing and possible upper storey), it is possible to specify detail recognisable in the plan which goes to the essence of the building type.
George R. H. Wright, 1985
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Three Great Early Tumuli
As noted above, the Megaron 12 sequence is known through a considerably smaller corpus of sherds. The pottery from each level in this sounding appears to reflect a wider chronological range, thus perhaps containing a greater proportion of ...
Rodney Stuart Young, 1981
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Greek and Roman Architecture
'Megaron A' was certainly a house or palace. ' Megaron B ', which was about seventy feet in length, was later than the 'Megaron A' group, and can be proved to have lasted long. Its latest excavator, Rhomaios, believes that its architect saw ...
D. S. Robertson, 1929
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Community Identity and Archaeology: Dynamic Communities at ...
Shape B5.01 Jug C1 Pale red burnished, grooved buff Megaron C2 Red wash buff Megaron C2 Red slip red Megaron H Plain buff red Megaron C2 Pale pink wash red Megaron C2 Red wash red Megaron H Plain buff red Megaron C2 Pale  ...
Naoise Mac Sweeney, 2011
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The Architecture of Ancient Greece: An Account of Its ...
The portico in-antis of the megaron also is the elementary form which is to be found in almost every Greek temple, for although in later times single or double peristyles were built round the cella to give greater importance to the latter and to  ...
William Bell Dinsmoor, 1950
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Late Helladic Citadels on Mainland Greece
The corridor encircling the rear of the megaron (Plan 2, 22) leads to a rectangular courtyard to the east, measuring 9.20 x 18.45 m. (Plan 2, 23). Its east side and north-east corner are occupied by an L-shaped portico with columns 0.30 m. in ...
S. E. Iakovidis, 1983
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The Oxford Handbook of the Bronze Age Aegean
At Tiryns, an altar was located in the porticoed courtyard in front of the megaron complex (Kilian 1990; Maran 2000, 2001). At Mycenae, the remains of an altar, an offering table, and an alabaster basin set into the floor were found in the porch  ...
Eric H. Cline, 2012
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Greek Mysteries: The Archaeology of Ancient Greek Secret Cults
The function of Megaron B at Eleusis is one of the most controversial issues in the history of the site. The excavators of Eleusis, Kourouniotes and Mylonas, had suggested that the Mycenaean building known as Megaron B and its adjacent ...
Michael B. Cosmopoulos, 2005
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Power and Architecture: Monumental Public Architecture in ...
At Tiryns, the approach was doubled with two propyla and two open courts. The megaron-palace is distinctly Peloponnesian. As excavations have so far revealed , palace buildings elsewhere lack tripartite megara and approaches via propyla ...
Joachim Bretschneider, Jan Driessen, Karel van Lerberghe, 2007
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The Ancient Greeks: New Perspectives
Finally, there is the megaron, the quintessential architectural element of the Mycenaeans. As discussed in chapter 9, the megaron—a square room with a central hearth surrounded by four columns and a throne set off to the side, approached ...
Stephanie Lynn Budin, 2004

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «MEGARON»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term megaron is used in the context of the following news items.
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Music from Lands End Wareham: Internationally acclaimed classical …
... Philharmonie Berlin, the Philharmonie Köln, the Gulbenkian Center Lisbon, the Megaron Hall Athens and the Thèatre de Munt/la Monnaie in ... «Wicked Local Marion, Jul 15»
2
Vucedol Culture Museum opens in Croatia
... German archaeologist Robert Rudolf Schmidt excavated the largest objects -- the famous Vucedol Dove vessel, Megaron copper smelters, ... «Shanghai Daily, Jul 15»
3
Pittsburgh Symphony to Conclude All-Beethoven Program with THE …
... Oper Frankfurt and in Athen`s Megaron Concert Hall. Her repertoire also includes the roles of Lucia (Lucia di Lammermoor), Gilda (Rigoletto) ... «Broadway World, May 15»
4
Athens to host 3rd Posidonia Sea Tourism Forum
... sectors will take centre stage at the forum that will be held from May 26th – 27th at the Megaron Athens International Conference Centre. «FTNnews.com, May 15»
5
Sir Simon Rattle dazzles Greeks with Berlin philharmonic
Such was the demand for the sold-out concert that at the suggestion of the British conductor, the Megaron officials thankfully decided to also ... «Cyprus Mail, May 15»
6
Homage to Strauss II with a new take on 'Cinderella'
Tickets are already on sale, at prices ranging from 15 to 60 euros, and can also be purchased online at www.megaron.gr. Online. «Kathimerini, Apr 15»
7
Nobelist Paul Krugman in Athens on April 17
as part of the “Megaron Plus” events taking place in the Greek capital's Concert Hall. The 2008 Nobel Prize winner is invited in Athens by ... «Greek Reporter, Apr 15»
8
Inspired by the Ancients, Two Brothers Bring Nature's Best Olive Oil …
... village, and extra virgin olive oil of the Megaron variety from a region further inland and higher up in the hills, both in the area around Corinth. «The Pappas Post, Mar 15»
9
Nemanja Radulovic: Songs My Mother Taught Me (CD / Digital …
... Concertgebouw in Amsterdam, Philharmonie in Berlin, Salle Pleyel and Theatre des Champs-Elysees in Paris, Megaron in Athens, Suntory ... «SBS, Mar 15»
10
Athens, a flourishing polis
The decade opened with the inauguration of a modern large-scale hall for public functions, the renowned Megaron. Biological sewage waist ... «Open Democracy, Mar 15»

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