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elaeothesium

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[el-ee-oh-thee-shee-uhm, -see-uhm, ee-lee-] / ˌɛl i oʊˈθi ʃi əm, -si əm, ˌi li- /

noun

plural

elaeothesia

  1. alipterion.

Etymology

Origin of elaeothesium

< Greek elaiothésion oiling-room, equivalent to élaio ( n ) oil + -thesion suffix indicating place (derivative of thésis placing, setting; see thesis)

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Adjoining this room were two small apartments called the ephebeum and the elaeothesium respectively.

From The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 03, No. 19, May, 1859 by Various

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