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eccyclema

eccyclema noun: a wheeled device, used in ancient Greek plays, that could be rolled out to allow a tableau to be viewed.

Noun

eccyclema (plural eccyclemas or eccyclemata)

  1. A wheeled device, used in ancient Greek plays, that could be rolled out to allow a tableau to be viewed.

Forms of eccyclema

pluraleccyclemas
pluraleccyclemata

Origin of eccyclema

Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek ἐκκύκλημα (ekkúklēma).

Questions about eccyclema

What does eccyclema mean?
Eccyclema means a wheeled device, used in ancient Greek plays, that could be rolled out to allow a tableau to be viewed.
What part of speech is eccyclema?
Eccyclema is a noun.
What is the plural of eccyclema?
The plural of eccyclema is eccyclemas.

Words near eccyclema in the dictionary

  1. eccrisis
  2. eccritic
  3. eccritics
  4. ECCs
  5. eccy
  6. eccyclema
  7. eccyclemas
  8. eccyclemata
  9. eccyesis
  10. ECD
  11. ECDC

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