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glyptotheca

glyptotheca noun: a room or building devoted to displaying works of sculpture.

Noun

glyptotheca (plural glyptothecas or glyptothecae)

  1. A room or building devoted to displaying works of sculpture.
    Synonyms:
    glyptotheque

Synonyms of glyptotheca

Forms of glyptotheca

pluralglyptothecas
pluralglyptothecae

Origin of glyptotheca

From French glyptothèque, from Ancient Greek γλυπτός (gluptós, “carved, engraved”) + Ancient Greek θήκη (thḗkē, “box or chest”).

Questions about glyptotheca

What does glyptotheca mean?
Glyptotheca means a room or building devoted to displaying works of sculpture.
What part of speech is glyptotheca?
Glyptotheca is a noun.
What is the plural of glyptotheca?
The plural of glyptotheca is glyptothecas.

Words near glyptotheca in the dictionary

  1. glyptology
  2. glyptosaurine
  3. glyptosaurines
  4. glyptosternoid
  5. glyptosternoids
  6. glyptotheca
  7. glyptothecas
  8. glyptotheque
  9. Glys
  10. glyster
  11. glysters

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