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pteroma
[ tuh-roh-muh, te- ]
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Word History and Origins
Origin of pteroma1
< Latin pterōma < Greek ptérōma
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Example Sentences
When the whole flat surface forming the floor of the passageway (see Pteroma) is considered, the word stereobate is employed.
From Project Gutenberg
By them a passage was formed around the cella, the pteroma, the ceiling of which was most richly decorated with cofferings.
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The floor of the pteroma of the great temple at Olympia was of a pebble cement, the small inner staircases of wood.
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