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opisthodomos

[ op-is-thod-uh-muhs, -mos ]
/ ˌɒp ɪsˈθɒd ə məs, -ˌmɒs /

noun, plural op·is·thod·o·mos·es.

Also called posticum. a small room in the cella of a classical temple, as for a treasury.
epinaos.

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Origin of opisthodomos

1690–1700; <Greek opisthódomos, equivalent to opistho-opistho- + dómos house

Words nearby opisthodomos

opiomelanocortin, opisthenar, opisthion, opistho-, opisthobranch, opisthodomos, opisthognathous, opisthograph, opisthorchiasis, Opisthorchis, Opisthorchis felineus
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