odeum

[ oh-dee-uhm ]

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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.

Origin of odeum

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

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How to use odeum in a sentence

I will repair the old odeum—they have made a cowhouse of it—and when we sing there the monks may come and listen!
Serapis, Complete | Georg Ebers
Another proposes that the palace shall be built on the side of the Acropolis towards the sea, near the odeum.
Journal of a Visit to Constantinople and Some of the Greek Islands in the Spring and Summer of 1833 | John Auldjo
The odeum of Regilla stands at the foot of the rock of the Acropolis.
Ruins of Ancient Cities (Vol. I of II) | Charles Bucke
Again sweet voices chimed pleasantly, and the softest Ionian cadences floated out from the roofless odeum.
Saronia | Richard Short
Until he reached well into the city near the odeum, he had little opposition, but there the troops questioned him.
Saronia | Richard Short

British Dictionary definitions for odeum

odeum

/ (ˈəʊdɪəm) /

nounplural odea (ˈəʊdɪə)

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

Origin of odeum

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

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