odeum

[ oh-dee-uh m ]

/ oʊˈdi əm /

noun, plural o·de·a [oh-dee-uh] /oʊˈdi ə/.

a hall, theater, or other structure for musical or dramatic performances.

(in ancient Greece and Rome) a roofed building for musical performances.

Nearby words

odessa, odets, odets, clifford, odetta, odette, odeum, odi, odia, odic, odin, odious

Origin of odeum

1595–1605; < ōdēum music hall < Greek ōideîon, equivalent to ōid(ḗ) song, ode + -eion suffix denoting place

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Examples from the Web for odea

There were odea also in Rome; one was built by Domitian, and a second by Trajan.
Museum of Antiquity|L. W. Yaggy

British Dictionary definitions for odea (1 of 2)

odea

/ (ˈəʊdɪə) /

noun

the plural of odeum

British Dictionary definitions for odea (2 of 2)

odeum

/ (ˈəʊdɪəm) /

noun plural odea (ˈəʊdɪə)

(esp in ancient Greece and Rome) a building for musical performancesAlso called: odeon

Word Origin for odeum

C17: from Latin, from Greek ōideion, from ōidē ode

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