car·y·at·id 
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pl. car·y·at′ids or car·y·at′i·des·Origin of caryatid
from Classical Latin plural caryatides from Classical Greek karyatides, priestesses of the temple of Diana at Karyai, Macedonia
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pl. car·y·at·ids, or car·y·at·i·des ArchitectureOrigin of caryatid
From Latin Caryātides caryatids from Greek Karuātides priestesses of Artemis at Caryae, caryatids from Karuai , Caryae, a village of Laconia in southern Greece with a famous temple to ArtemisRelated Forms:
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caryatid
Athens, Greece
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(plural caryatids)
From Middle French cariatide, from Latin caryatides, from Ancient Greek Καρυάτιδες (Karuatides), plural of Καρυᾶτις (Karuatis, “a priestess of Artemis, female figures used as bearing-shafts”), from Καρυατίζω (Karuatizo, “dance the Karyatid festival dance”) from Καρύαι (Karuai, “a town in Laconia with a temple of Artemis and a festival”)
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