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Explore Pnyx through 3 example sentences from English, with an explanation of the meaning. Ideal for language learners, writers and word enthusiasts.

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Pnyx meaning

A hill in Athens west of the Acropolis with a stone platform and steps set into its side, which was used as the meeting place of the democratic assembly in Ancient Greece.

Using Pnyx

  • The main meaning on this page is: A hill in Athens west of the Acropolis with a stone platform and steps set into its side, which was used as the meeting place of the democratic assembly in Ancient Greece.
  • In the example corpus, pnyx often appears in combinations such as: pnyx with, the pnyx.

Context around Pnyx

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 30 words
  • Position in the sentence: 2 start, 1 middle, 0 end
  • Sentence types: 3 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Sentence patterns with Pnyx

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

example the pnyx is just 1× meeting place pnyx with a 1× the pnyx with the 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

in the 5th 1× in the acharnians 1× the pnyx with 1×

Common sentence endings:

a dung beetle 1× on their clothes 1× people of athens 1×

Words around Pnyx

Just before it in the word index:

pny 2 pnxbet 2 pnx 2 pnw 14 pnv 6 pnu 2

Just after it in the word index:

pnz 3 po 335 poa 32 poaceae 3 poach 37 poached 106

Similar in corpus frequency:

aaaaand 5 aaah 5 aacl 5 aak 5 aapke 5 aarav 5

Corpus analysis for Pnyx

  • In this selection, "pnyx" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 30 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Recognizable usage signals include example the pnyx is just and meeting place pnyx with a. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "pnyx" sits close to words such as aaaaand, aaah and aacl, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with pnyx

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

The Pnyx with the speaker's platform, the meeting place of the people of Athens. (15 words)

In The Acharnians, for example, The Pnyx is just a few steps from the hero's front door, and in Peace Olympus is separated from Athens by a few moments' supposed flight on a dung beetle. (36 words)

In the 5th century public slaves forming a cordon with a red-stained rope herded citizens from the agora into the assembly meeting place ( Pnyx ), with a fine being imposed on those who got the red on their clothes. (39 words)

Longer example sentences

In the 5th century public slaves forming a cordon with a red-stained rope herded citizens from the agora into the assembly meeting place ( Pnyx ), with a fine being imposed on those who got the red on their clothes. (39 words)

In The Acharnians, for example, The Pnyx is just a few steps from the hero's front door, and in Peace Olympus is separated from Athens by a few moments' supposed flight on a dung beetle. (36 words)

The Pnyx with the speaker's platform, the meeting place of the people of Athens. (15 words)

Example sentences (3)

In the 5th century public slaves forming a cordon with a red-stained rope herded citizens from the agora into the assembly meeting place ( Pnyx ), with a fine being imposed on those who got the red on their clothes.

In The Acharnians, for example, The Pnyx is just a few steps from the hero's front door, and in Peace Olympus is separated from Athens by a few moments' supposed flight on a dung beetle.

The Pnyx with the speaker's platform, the meeting place of the people of Athens.

Common combinations with pnyx

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "pnyx" in a sentence?
An example: "In the 5th century public slaves forming a cordon with a red-stained rope herded citizens from the agora into the assembly meeting place ( Pnyx ), with a fine being imposed on those who got the red on their clothes." This page contains 3 example sentences with the word "pnyx" from authentic English texts.
What does "pnyx" mean?
Pnyx means: A hill in Athens west of the Acropolis with a stone platform and steps set into its side, which was used as the meeting place of the democratic assembly in Ancient Greece.
How many example sentences with "pnyx" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 3 example sentences with "pnyx", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.