hypogeum

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/hʌɪpəˈd͡ʒiːəm/ (UK)

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Definition of hypogeum

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noun

An underground room or cavern (also used figuratively).

“Contour: the unique parameters of Karen’s body – beckoning vents of mouth and vulva, the soft hypogeum of the anus.”
“There may in fact be a Punic graffiti, in the Roman alphabet, on a hypogeum in San Salvatore di Cabras dated to the era of the Constantinian imperial dynasty.”

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From Latin hypogaeum, from Ancient Greek ὑπόγειον (hupógeion), a noun use of the neuter singular of ὑπόγειος (hupógeios, “underground”).

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