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hypogeum

N ส่วน ที่อยู่ ใต้ พื้นดิน  ห้องใต้ดิน 

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

HYPOGEUM

n.[Gr. under, and the earth. ] A name given by ancient architects to all the parts of a building which were under ground, as the cellar, etc.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

HYPOGEUM

Hyp `o *ge "um, n.; pl. Hypogea. Etym: [L., fr. Gr. (Anc. Arch. )

 

Defn: The subterraneous portion of a building, as in amphitheaters, for the service of the games; also, subterranean galleries, as the catacombs.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

hypogeum

hy po ge um |ˌhīpəˈjēəm ˌhaɪpəˈʤiəm | noun ( pl. hypogea |-ˈjēə | ) an underground chamber. ORIGIN mid 17th cent.: from Latin, from Greek hupogeion, neuter of hupogeios underground.

 

Oxford Dictionary

hypogeum

hypogeum |ˌhʌɪpə (ʊ )ˈdʒiːəm | noun ( pl. hypogea |-ˈdʒiːə | ) an underground chamber. ORIGIN mid 17th cent.: from Latin, from Greek hupogeion, neuter of hupogeios underground .