cavaedium
[ kuh-vee-dee-uh m, kah-, key- ]
/ kəˈvi di əm, kɑ-, keɪ- /
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noun, plural ca·vae·di·a [kuh-vee-dee-uh, kah-, key-] /kəˈvi di ə, kɑ-, keɪ-/.
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Examples from the Web for cavaedium
The dining-room, as well as the study of the master of the house, were in the cavaedium.
Quintus Claudius, Volume 1 of 2|Ernst EcksteinI must now tell how this may be brought about, and first I will speak of the proper construction of a cavaedium.
Ten Books on Architecture|Vitruvius(Posticum) was the name given to the little door, leading from the back of the cavaedium or peristyle to the street.
Quintus Claudius, Volume 1 of 2|Ernst EcksteinThese are described by Vitruvius under the title of cavaedium.