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4 lettersPronunciation /ˈneɪ.ɒs/Sorted anosStarts with NEnds with S0 clues
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  1. The inner chamber of an ancient temple.

Word origin

From Ancient Greek ναός (naós, “inner part of the temple”).

Used in a sentence

  • The simplest form of the rectangular temple was that in which the two side walls were carried out from the naos to form the porch at one or both extremities of the building.
  • The interior breadth of the naos of the temple as octastyle may, therefore, be deduced within very narrow limits of error;[…].

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