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Venus de Milo

Syllabification: (Ve·nus de Mi·lo)

Definition of Venus de Milo
  • a classical sculpture of Aphrodite dated to circa 100 bc. It was discovered on the Greek island of Melos in 1820 and is now in the Louvre in Paris.

Origin:

French, 'Venus of Melos'

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