prodomos
Americannoun
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Etymology
Origin of prodomos
< Greek pródomos literally, before-house, equivalent to pro- pro- 2 + dómos house ( see dome)
Example Sentences
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Guests did not sleep, as in Homer, in the prodomos, or the portico—the climate did not permit it—but in one or other hall.
From Homer and His Age by Lang, Andrew
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