"odeon" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈəʊdɪən/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-odeon.wav Forms: odea [plural], odeons [plural]
Etymology: From Ancient Greek ᾠδεῖον (ōideîon), from ᾠδή (ōidḗ, “song”). Etymology templates: {{der|en|grc|ᾠδεῖον|}} Ancient Greek ᾠδεῖον (ōideîon) Head templates: {{en-noun|odea|+}} odeon (plural odea or odeons)
  1. An ancient Greek or Roman building used for performances of music and poetry. Categories (topical): Architecture, Theater Translations (ancient Greek or Roman building): одеон (odeon) [masculine] (Bulgarian), odèon [masculine] (Catalan), odeion (Finnish), odéon [masculine] (French), odeão [masculine] (Portuguese), odeom [masculine] (Portuguese)
    Sense id: en-odeon-en-noun-KfAcLwFA Disambiguation of Architecture: 93 7 Disambiguation of Theater: 52 48 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with Catalan translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with Portuguese translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 87 13 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 83 17 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 89 11 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 91 9 Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 93 7 Disambiguation of Terms with Catalan translations: 93 7 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 92 8 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 86 14 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 93 7 Disambiguation of 'ancient Greek or Roman building': 99 1
  2. A theatre or concert hall. Categories (topical): Theater Translations (modern theatre or concert hall): концертна зала (koncertna zala) [feminine] (Bulgarian), konserttitalo (Finnish), odeão [masculine] (Portuguese), odeom [masculine] (Portuguese)
    Sense id: en-odeon-en-noun-2SmN~CbM Disambiguation of Theater: 52 48 Disambiguation of 'modern theatre or concert hall': 2 98
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: odeion, odeum

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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