oecus
[ ee-kuhs ]
noun,plural oe·ci [ee-sahy]. /ˈi saɪ/.
(in an ancient Roman house) an apartment, especially a dining room, decorated with columns.
Origin of oecus
1<Latin <Greek oîkos house
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How to use oecus in a sentence
In the doors leading from the corridor to the oecus, terrified faces of slaves began to show themselves a second time.
Quo Vadis | Henryk SienkiewiczOpening into the rear of the peristyle on one side is the oecus , on the other a long dining room (w).
Pompeii, Its Life and Art | August MauThe remains of such an oecus may be seen in the houses of Meleager and of the Labyrinth.
Pompeii, Its Life and Art | August MauIn the oecus, the excavation was made from which the house received its name.
Pompeii, Its Life and Art | August Mau
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