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noun
A porch at the rear of a temple, set against the blank back wall of the cella.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: Greek
Topics: architecture
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Synonyms: opisthodome
Antonyms: none provided
History
Borrowed from Ancient Greek ὀπισθόδομος (opisthódomos, “back room”), from ὄπισθεν (ópisthen) + δόμος (dómos).
