What does pharos mean?
Pharos means (historical) An ancient lighthouse or beacon to guide sailors..
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/ˈfɛəɹɒs/ · noun
(historical) An ancient lighthouse or beacon to guide sailors..
He […] built a Pharos, or Light House.
The house was not very felicitously titled, said many: it was no academic pharos.
Use pharos when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Pharos means (historical) An ancient lighthouse or beacon to guide sailors..
Common synonyms include beacon, lighthouse, beacon light.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
He […] built a Pharos, or Light House.
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