"gynaeceum" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: gynaeceums [plural], gynaecea [plural]
Etymology: From Latin gynaecēum, gynaecīum, from Ancient Greek γυναικεῖον (gunaikeîon), from γυνή (gunḗ, “woman”). By surface analysis, gynaec- + -eum. Etymology templates: {{uder|en|la|gynaecēum}} Latin gynaecēum, {{uder|en|grc|γυναικεῖον}} Ancient Greek γυναικεῖον (gunaikeîon), {{surf|en|gynaeco-|-eum|alt1=gynaec-}} By surface analysis, gynaec- + -eum Head templates: {{en-noun|s|gynaecea}} gynaeceum (plural gynaeceums or gynaecea)
  1. (Ancient Greece, Ancient Rome) The women's quarters in a household; (hence, loosely) any building or area for women. Tags: Ancient-Rome Categories (topical): Ancient Greece, Ancient Rome Synonyms (women's quarters): gynaeconitis Translations (women's quarters in a household): կանանոց (kananocʻ) (Armenian), gineceu [masculine] (Catalan), gynaikeion (Finnish), gynécée [masculine] (French), gynaecēum (Latin), gineceum [neuter] (Polish), gyneceum [neuter] (Polish)
    Sense id: en-gynaeceum-en-noun-t1r0HR-T Disambiguation of "women's quarters": 91 4 6 Disambiguation of "women's quarters in a household": 95 3 2
  2. (obsolete) An establishment in Rome where female workers made clothing and furniture for royalty. Tags: obsolete
    Sense id: en-gynaeceum-en-noun-3lsdLr5X
  3. (botany) A gynoecium. Categories (topical): Botany
    Sense id: en-gynaeceum-en-noun-W4OcdaDI Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English links with manual fragments, English links with redundant alt parameters, English links with redundant wikilinks, English terms prefixed with gynaeco-, English undefined derivations, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Terms with Armenian translations, Terms with Catalan translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with Latin translations, Terms with Polish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 27 22 51 Disambiguation of English links with manual fragments: 29 17 54 Disambiguation of English links with redundant alt parameters: 24 20 57 Disambiguation of English links with redundant wikilinks: 23 20 57 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with gynaeco-: 31 22 47 Disambiguation of English undefined derivations: 24 21 55 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 16 14 70 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 35 17 47 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 26 20 54 Disambiguation of Terms with Armenian translations: 25 15 61 Disambiguation of Terms with Catalan translations: 23 15 62 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 21 14 66 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 22 16 62 Disambiguation of Terms with Latin translations: 21 14 65 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 30 15 56 Topics: biology, botany, natural-sciences
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: gynæceum, gyneceum

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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