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molossus¹

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From Latin molossus, from Ancient Greek μολοσσός (molossós), properly "belonging to the Molossians", a people in the eastern part of Epirus.

noun molossuses · molossi · molosse

  1. A metrical foot of three long syllables.

molossus²

noun molosse

  1. obsolete Obsolete form of molasses

Molossus³

Where it comes from

From Ancient Greek Μολοσσός (Molossós).

proper noun

  1. Greek The son of Neoptolemus and Andromache, the eponymous founder of the Molossians.

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"molossus." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/molossus. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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molossus. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/molossus

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"molossus." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/molossus.

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@misc{molossus_2026,
  title = {molossus},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/molossus},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}