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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
eidos /ˈʌɪdɒs/

▶noun Anthropology the distinctive expression of the character of a culture or social group.

– origin 1930s: from Gk, lit. ‘form, type, or idea’, partly in contrast to ethos.

'eidos' also found in these Oxford entries:

cardioid - eidetic - eidolon - idol - idyll - kaleidoscope - nuclide - odontoid - -oid

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