elaeothesium

[el-ee-oh-thee-shee-uhm, -see-uhm, ee-lee-]

noun

plural

elaeothesia 

1. alipterion.

Word History and Origins

Origin of elaeothesium¹

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

Example Sentences

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

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