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aedicule

[ee-di-kyool, ed-i-]

noun

a small building.

a small construction, as a shrine, designed in the form of a building.

Origin:
1825–35; < Latin aedicula, equivalent to aedi- (stem of aedēs) temple, shrine (akin to Greek aíthein to blaze, aithḗr bright upper sky, ether) + -cula -cule¹

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aedicule (ˈɛdɪˌkjuːl)

—n
	an opening such as a door or a window, framed by columns on either side, and a pediment above

[C19: from Latin aediculum small house, from aedēs building]

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