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gynaecea

[jin-uh-see-uhm, gahy-nuh-, jahy-nuh-]

noun, plural -ce·a

[-see-uh] .

(among the ancient Greeks) the part of a dwelling used by women.

Origin:
1600–10; < Latin gynaecēum < Greek gynaikeíon, equivalent to gynaik- (stem of gynḗ) woman + -eion noun suffix of place

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noun, plural -ce·a

[-see-uh] . Botany.

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