hypogeum

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Definition of hypogeum in English English dictionary

an underground room or cavern (also used figuratively)

The subterraneous portion of a building, as in amphitheaters, for the service of the games; also, subterranean galleries, as the catacombs

an underground room or cavern

Hyphenation

hy·po·ge·um

Etymology

[ "hI-p&-'jE-&m ] (noun.) 1706. Latin hypogaeum, from Greek ύπογειον, a noun use of the neuter singular of ύπογειος ‘underground’, from ύπο- + γη ‘earth’.