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gynaeceum

1

[jin-uh-see-uhm, gahy-nuh-, jahy-nuh-]

noun

plural

gynaecea 
  1. (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

gynaecea 
  1. gynoecium.

gynaeceum

/ ˌdʒaɪnɪˈsiːəm /

noun

  1. (in ancient Greece and Rome) the inner section of a house, used as women's quarters

  2. 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

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The elusive Italian author Elena Ferrante has said that women writers tend to be shut “in a literary gynaeceum” by the books industry, even though “we know how to think, we know how to tell stories, we know how to write them as well as, if not better, than men”.

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The truth is that even the publishing industry and the media are convinced of this commonplace; both tend to shut women who write away in a literary gynaeceum.

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“What if, instead, we’re dealing with a new tradition of women writers who are becoming more competent, more effective, are growing tired of the literary gynaeceum and are on furlough from gender stereotypes?” she asked.

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Section in the Gynaeceum 181 59.

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Sections in the Parecclesion—Plan of Dome in the Gynaeceum 163 Church of S. Theodosia 54.

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