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naos

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The inner part of an ancient Greek temple, containing a statue of the temple's deity and surrounded by a colonnaded portico; (by extension) the Roman cella, which it later gave rise to.

Other meanings

2. proper noun

Zeta Puppis, a star in the constellation of Puppis.

3. noun

plural of nao

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