oecus

American  

[ee-kuhs] / ˈi kəs /

noun

oeci plural

1. (in an ancient Roman house) an apartment, especially a dining room, decorated with columns.

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Other Word Forms

Noun Inflected Forms

• oeci
  plural

Etymology

Origin of oecus

< Latin < Greek oîkos house

Example Sentences

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oecus oeci

In the doors leading from the corridor to the oecus, terrified faces of slaves began to show themselves a second time.

From Quo Vadis: a narrative of the time of Nero by Curtin, Jeremiah

At the back of the peristylium was the oecus, or state apartment, where Caius received distinguished guests, and where, in the lifetime of Julia, entertainments were given to the ladies of the colony.

From Beric the Briton : a Story of the Roman Invasion by Henty, G. A. (George Alfred)

There are also, though not customary in Italy, the oeci which the Greeks call Cyzicene.

From The Ten Books on Architecture by Vitruvius Pollio

But in the case of exedrae or square oeci, let the height be brought up to one and one half times the width.

From The Ten Books on Architecture by Vitruvius Pollio