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kouros

[ koor-os ]

noun

, Greek Antiquity.
, plural kou·roi [koor, -oi].
  1. a sculptured representation of a young man, especially one produced prior to the 5th century b.c.


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Word History and Origins

Origin of kouros1

1915–20; < Greek koûros, dialectal variant of kóros boy; kore

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