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noun
A kind of mural decoration common in Ancient Roman houses, usually featuring landscapes.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: historical
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noun
The lived physical place, in opposition to the ideal of a utopia.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Qualifier: postmodern philosophy
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History
From Latin topia, from Ancient Greek τόπια (tópia), ultimately from Ancient Greek τόπος (tópos, “place”).
From Ancient Greek τόπος (tópos, “place, region”) + -ία (-ía), by analogy with utopia. Compare also French topie.
