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thyrsus

Syllabification: (thyr·sus)
Pronunciation: /ˈTHərsəs/
Definition of thyrsus

noun (plural thyrsusi /-sī/)

  • (in ancient Greece and Rome) a staff or spear tipped with an ornament like a pine cone, carried by Dionysus and his followers.

Origin:

Latin, from Greek thursos 'plant stalk, Bacchic staff'

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