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klis•mos
(kliz′mos),USA pronunciation n., pl. -moi (-moi).USA pronunciation
- Antiquity, Furniturean ancient Greek chair, having a deep top rail curving forward from the back, and having legs curving upward and inward: imitated during various classical revivals, esp. in the early 19th century.
- Greek, akin to klí̄nein to lean1
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