posticum
[ po-stahy-kuhm ]
/ pɒˈstaɪ kəm /
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noun, plural pos·ti·ca [po-stahy-kuh]. /pɒˈstaɪ kə/.
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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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Example sentences 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 MauThe absurd "marginis posticum latus remotum" was a misprint for (dens) "marginis posticus, latus, remotus."
This was the posticum, by which the master of the house evaded the importunate visitors who filled the atrium.
The Wonders of Pompeii|Marc Monnier