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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

n
1: the main temple of the goddess Athena; built on the acropolis in Athens more than 400 years B.C.; example of Doric architecture

Merriam Webster's

noun Etymology: Latin, from Greek Parthen?n Date: 1776 a Doric temple of Athena built on the acropolis at Athens in the fifth century B.C.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Parthenon Par"the*non, n. [L., fr. Gr. Parqenw`n, fr.parqe`nos a virgin, i. e., Athene, the Greek goddess called also Pallas.] A celebrated marble temple of Athene, on the Acropolis at Athens. It was of the pure Doric order, and has had an important influence on art.