posticum
[ po-stahy-kuh m ]
/ pɒˈstaɪ kəm /
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noun, plural pos·ti·ca [po-stahy-kuh] /pɒˈstaɪ kə/.
Nearby words
- posthypoglycemic hyperglycemia,
- postical,
- postiche,
- posticous,
- postictal,
- postie,
- postil,
- postilion,
- postillon,
- postimpressionism
Origin of posticum
1695–1705; < Latin postīcum backdoor, back part (of a building), noun use of neuter of postīcus. See posticous
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Examples from the Web for posticum
(Posticum) was the name given to the little door, leading from the back of the cavaedium or peristyle to the street.
Quintus Claudius, Volume 1 of 2|Ernst EcksteinA separate entrance, posticum (Fig. 115), usually connected the peristyle with a side street.
Pompeii, Its Life and Art|August MauThis was the posticum, by which the master of the house evaded the importunate visitors who filled the atrium.
The Wonders of Pompeii|Marc Monnier