speos

American

[spee-os] / ˈspi ɒs /

noun

a cavelike temple, tomb, or the like, cut in rock.

speos British

/ ˈspiːɒs /

noun

(esp in ancient Egypt) a temple or tomb cut into a rock face

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Etymology

Origin of speos

First recorded in 1835–45, speos is from the Greek word spéos cave

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speos

The small speos of Hathor, about a hundred paces to the northward, is of smaller dimensions.

From Manual of Egyptian Archaeology and Guide to the Study of Antiquities in Egypt by Maspero, G. (Gaston)

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