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Synonyms for odeum

Grammar : Noun
Spell : oh-dee-uh m
Phonetic Transcription : oʊˈdi əm

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Définition of odeum

Origin :
  • "concert hall," c.1600, from Latin odeum, from Greek odeion, the name of a public building in Athens designed for musical performances, from oide "song" (see ode).
  • As in theater/theatre : noun stage, building for performance
  • As in theater : noun stage
Example sentences :
  • It was jestingly said that the model for the Odeum was from his own head.
  • Extract from : « Philothea » by Lydia Maria Child
  • The odeum was much smaller than the theatre, and it was roofed over.
  • Extract from : « Museum of Antiquity » by L. W. Yaggy
  • The Odeum of Pericles was built in imitation of the tent of Xerxes.
  • Extract from : « Museum of Antiquity » by L. W. Yaggy
  • In its general form and arrangements the odeum was very similar to the theatre.
  • Extract from : « Museum of Antiquity » by L. W. Yaggy
  • The Odeum of Regilla stands at the foot of the rock of the Acropolis.
  • Extract from : « Ruins of Ancient Cities (Vol. I of II) » by Charles Bucke
  • I will repair the old Odeum—they have made a cowhouse of it—and when we sing there the monks may come and listen!
  • Extract from : « Serapis, Complete » by Georg Ebers
  • At that period, and ever afterwards, all musical contests took place in the Odeum.
  • Extract from : « Plutarch's Lives, Volume I (of 4) » by Plutarch
  • Beyond the Odeum are seen some marble arches, of, it is supposed, a gymnasium.
  • Extract from : « Ruins of Ancient Cities (Vol. I of II) » by Charles Bucke
  • Until he reached well into the city near the Odeum, he had little opposition, but there the troops questioned him.
  • Extract from : « Saronia » by Richard Short
  • Another proposes that the palace shall be built on the side of the Acropolis towards the sea, near the Odeum.
  • Extract from : « Journal of a Visit to Constantinople and Some of the Greek Islands in the Spring and Summer of 1833 » by John Auldjo
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