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kouros

Noun CEFR B1
ˈkuːɹɒs

Definitions

A sculpture of a naked youth in Ancient Greece, the male equivalent of a kore.

Equivalents

Françaiskouros
Portuguêskouros

Examples

“A redstone kouros from Sounion, this strapping young Amsterdammer, translated into the slenderer grace of the modern graminivore.”
The smiling kouros is the first fully free-standing sculpture in art.”

CEFR level

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This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
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