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matroneum

matroneum noun: a gallery on the interior of a building, originally intended to accommodate women.

Noun

matroneum (plural matronea)

  1. A gallery on the interior of a building, originally intended to accommodate women.

Forms of matroneum

pluralmatronea
alternative formmatronaeum

Questions about matroneum

What does matroneum mean?
Matroneum means a gallery on the interior of a building, originally intended to accommodate women.
What part of speech is matroneum?
Matroneum is a noun.
What is the plural of matroneum?
The plural of matroneum is matronea.

Words near matroneum in the dictionary

  1. Matronalia
  2. matronas
  3. Matrone
  4. matronea
  5. Matrones
  6. matroneum
  7. matronhood
  8. matronise
  9. matronised
  10. matronises
  11. matronising

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