dipylon

Questions about dipylon

What does dipylon mean?

dipylon means "a gateway to the west of ancient Athens near which a distinctive style of pottery has been found". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in dipylon?

dipylon has 3 syllables and divides as di-py-lon under the regular spelling rules. It is not in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary, so that comes from how the word is written rather than from a recorded pronunciation, and no stress or phonetic transcription is claimed for it.

What is another word for dipylon?

Close synonyms include Dipylon gate. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is dipylon a common word?

dipylon is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.