noun · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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/daɪˈɔːlɒs/
/daɪˈaʊlɒs/
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noun
Meaning 1
An Ancient Greek wind instrument composed of two pipes connected at the base and often of different lengths, played similarly to an oboe.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: historical
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noun
Meaning 2
A peristyle round the great court of the palaestra.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: historical
Topics: architecture
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noun
Meaning 3
A kind of Ancient Greek footrace.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: historical
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History
Etymology
From Ancient Greek δίαυλος (díaulos) (equivalent to di- + aulos).