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|Full diacritics=τῐάρᾱ
|Medium diacritics=τιάρα
|Low diacritics=τιάρα
|Capitals=ΤΙΑΡΑ
|Transliteration A=tiára
|Transliteration B=tiara
|Transliteration C=tiara
|Beta Code=tia/ra
|Definition=[<b class="b3">ᾱρ], ἡ</b>, and τῐάρας, ου, Ion. τῐήρης, εω<b class="b3">, ὁ</b> (as in <span class="bibl">Hdt.8.120</span>):—<span class="sense"><p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<span class="bld">A</span> <b class="b2">tiara</b>, the Persian head-dress, esp. on solemn occasions, <span class="bibl">Hdt.1.132</span>, <span class="bibl">3.12</span> (v. <b class="b3">πῖλος</b>), <span class="bibl">7.61</span>, <span class="bibl">8.120</span>; worn by the great king, <span class="bibl">A. <span class="title">Pers.</span>661</span> (lyr.); whose tiara was upright, <span class="bibl">X.<span class="title">An.</span>2.5.23</span>, <span class="bibl"><span class="title">Cyr.</span>8.3.13</span>, <span class="bibl">Phylarch.22J.</span>, <span class="bibl">Luc.<span class="title">Pisc.</span>35</span>.</span>
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