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gynaeceum
1[ jin-uh-see-uhm, gahy-nuh-, jahy-nuh- ]
noun
, plural gyn·ae·ce·a [jin-, uh, -, see, -, uh, gahy-n, uh, -, jahy-n, uh, -].
- (among the ancient Greeks) the part of a dwelling used by women.
gynaeceum
2[ jin-uh-see-uhm, gahy-nuh-, jahy-nuh- ]
noun
, Botany.
, plural gyn·ae·ce·a [jin-, uh, -, see, -, uh, gahy-n, uh, -, jahy-n, uh, -].
gynaeceum
/ ˌdʒaɪnɪˈsiːəm /
noun
- (in ancient Greece and Rome) the inner section of a house, used as women's quarters
- dʒaɪˈniːsɪəmɡaɪ- a variant spelling of gynoecium
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Word History and Origins
Origin of gynaeceum1
1600–10; < Latin gynaecēum < Greek gynaikeíon, equivalent to gynaik- (stem of gynḗ ) woman + -eion noun suffix of place
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Word History and Origins
Origin of gynaeceum1
C17: from Latin: women's apartments, from Greek gunaikeion, from gunē a woman
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Example Sentences
It will be seen that Hill relied much on the characters of the corolla and the gynaeceum.
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The northern compartment of the gynaeceum connects with the gynaeceum of the north church.
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The gynaeceum, like the narthex below it, is covered with cross-groined vaults and contains a small fireplace.
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The concubines seem to have occupied a distinct part of the Gynaeceum, called "the second house of the women."
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Sometimes there was in the Gynaeceum a personage even more exalted than any which have as yet been mentioned.
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