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oecus

oecus noun: an apartment, room, or hall in an ancient Roman dwelling house.

Noun

oecus (plural oeci)

  1. An apartment, room, or hall in an ancient Roman dwelling house.

Forms of oecus

pluraloeci
alternative formœcus

Origin of oecus

Borrowed from Latin oecus, from Ancient Greek οἶκος (oîkos, “house”).

Questions about oecus

What does oecus mean?
Oecus means an apartment, room, or hall in an ancient Roman dwelling house.
What part of speech is oecus?
Oecus is a noun.
What is the plural of oecus?
The plural of oecus is oeci.

Words near oecus in the dictionary

  1. oecumenical council
  2. oecumenical councils
  3. oecumenicalism
  4. oecumenicism
  5. oecumenicity
  6. oecus
  7. Oecusse
  8. Oecussi
  9. OED
  10. oedema
  11. oedemas

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