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单词 hypogeum
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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
hy•po•ge•um  (hī′pə jē′əm, hip′ə-),USA pronunciation n., pl. -ge•a 
    (-jē′ə).USA pronunciation 
  1. Architecture[Anc. Archit.]the underground part of a building, as a vault.
  2. Architecturean underground burial chamber.
  • Greek hypógeion underground chamber (neuter of hypógeios underground), equivalent. to hypo- hypo- + gê earth + -ion neuter adjective, adjectival suffix
  • Latin hypogēum
  • 1700–10

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
hypogeum /ˌhaɪpəˈdʒiːəm/ n ( pl -gea / -ˈdʒiːə/)
  1. an underground vault, esp one used for burials
Etymology: 18th Century: from Latin, from Greek hupogeion; see hypogeal
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