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hypogeum

UK/hʌɪpəˈd͡ʒiːəm/

hypogeum noun: an underground room or cavern (also used figuratively).

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
    • 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.2025, Cid Swanenvleugel, The Pre-Roman Elements of the Sardinian Lexicon, page 17

hypogeum meaning in Indonesian

hypogeum in Indonesian

underground vault
hipogeum

Forms of hypogeum

pluralhypogeums
pluralhypogea

Origin of hypogeum

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

Words formed from hypogeum

Questions about hypogeum

What does hypogeum mean?
Hypogeum means an underground room or cavern (also used figuratively).
What is hypogeum in Indonesian?
Hypogeum in Indonesian is hipogeum. See Hypogeum meaning in Indonesian.
What part of speech is hypogeum?
Hypogeum is a noun.
How do you pronounce hypogeum?
Hypogeum is pronounced /hʌɪpəˈd͡ʒiːəm/ (UK).
What is the plural of hypogeum?
The plural of hypogeum is hypogeums.

Words near hypogeum in the dictionary

  1. hypogenous
  2. hypogeocarpous
  3. hypogeogenous
  4. hypogeometric
  5. hypogeous
  6. hypogeum
  7. hypogeums
  8. hypogeusia
  9. hypogeusias
  10. hypoglandular
  11. hypoglaucin

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