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megaron

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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Sound

Pronunciation

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  • UK: /ˈmɛɡəɹɒn/
  • Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • US: /ˈmɛɡəɹɑn/

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noun

Meaning 1

The rectangular great hall in a Mycenaean building, usually supported with pillars.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: historical

Qualifier: Ancient Greece

Topics: architecture

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek μέγαρον (mégaron).

Across languages

Translations

21 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Arabic: مِيغَارُون (mīḡārūn) — Mycenean rectangular hall
  • Armenian: մեգարոն (megaron) — Mycenean rectangular hall
  • Bulgarian: мегарон (megaron) — Mycenean rectangular hall
  • Catalan: mègaron — Mycenean rectangular hall
  • Chinese Mandarin: 邁加隆 /迈加隆 (màijiālóng) — Mycenean rectangular hall
  • Finnish: megaron — Mycenean rectangular hall
  • French: mégaron — Mycenean rectangular hall
  • German: Megaron — Mycenean rectangular hall
  • Greek: μέγαρο (mégaro) — Mycenean rectangular hall
  • Ancient Greek: μέγαρον (mégaron) — Mycenean rectangular hall
  • Italian: megaron — Mycenean rectangular hall
  • Japanese: メガロン (megaron) — Mycenean rectangular hall
  • Korean: 메가론 (megaron) — Mycenean rectangular hall
  • Romanian: megaron — Mycenean rectangular hall
  • Russian: мегаро́н (megarón) — Mycenean rectangular hall
  • Russian: ме́гарон (mégaron) — Mycenean rectangular hall
  • Serbo-Croatian: ме̏гаро̄н — Mycenean rectangular hall
  • Serbo-Croatian: mȅgarōn — Mycenean rectangular hall
  • Slovene: mẹ̑garon — Mycenean rectangular hall
  • Spanish: mégaron — Mycenean rectangular hall
  • Spanish: megarón — Mycenean rectangular hall