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Webster 1913 Edition


Discobolus

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Dis-cob′o-lus

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Noun.
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pl.
Discoboli
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[L., fr. Gr. [GREEK]; [GREEK] a discu + [GREEK] to throw.]
(Fine Arts)
(a)
A thrower of the discus.
(b)
A statue of an athlete holding the discus, or about to throw it.
☞ The Discobolus of Myron was a famous statue of antiquity, and several copies or imitations of it have been preserved.