aedicule

[ ee-di-kyool, ed-i- ]

noun
  1. a small building.

  2. a small construction, as a shrine, designed in the form of a building.

Origin of aedicule

1
First recorded in 1825–35; from Latin aedicula, equivalent to aedi- (stem of aedēs ) “temple, shrine” (akin to Greek aíthein “to blaze,” aithḗr “bright upper sky, ether”) + -cula diminutive suffix; see ether, -cule1
  • Also ae·dic·u·la [ee-dik-yuh-luh], /iˈdɪk yə lə/, ed·i·cule [ed-i-kyool] /ˈɛd ɪˌkyul/ .

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British Dictionary definitions for aedicule

aedicule

/ (ˈɛdɪˌkjuːl) /


noun
  1. an opening such as a door or a window, framed by columns on either side, and a pediment above

Origin of aedicule

1
C19: from Latin aediculum small house, from aedēs building

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