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noun
A small domical mountain or hill.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: astronomy, geography, geology, natural-sciences
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noun
A round building, dome, or cupola.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Synonyms: thole
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noun
Part of the apical structure of the asci of some lichen species.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: biology, botany, lichenology, natural-sciences
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History
From Latin tholus (“dome, rotunda”). Doublet of tholos.
