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hypogaeum

hypogaeum is the alternative form of hypogeum.

Meaning of hypogeum

Noun

hypogeum (plural hypogeums or hypogea)

  1. 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.1969, JG Ballard, The Atrocity Exhibition

Forms of hypogaeum

pluralhypogaeums
pluralhypogaea

Questions about hypogaeum

What is hypogaeum the alternative form of?
Hypogaeum is the alternative form of hypogeum.

Words near hypogaeum in the dictionary

  1. hypogaea
  2. hypogaeal
  3. hypogaean
  4. hypogaeic acid
  5. hypogaeous
  6. hypogaeum
  7. hypogaeums
  8. hypogalactosylated
  9. hypogalactosylation
  10. hypogamic
  11. hypogammaglobinaemia

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Adapted from Wiktionary: hypogaeum (page history and authors); hypogeum (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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