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hy⋅po⋅ge⋅um

  [hahy-puh-jee-uhm, hip-uh-]
–noun, plural -ge⋅a  [-jee-uh] .
1. Ancient Architecture. the underground part of a building, as a vault.
2. an underground burial chamber.
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Origin:
1700–10; < L hypogēum < Gk hypógeion underground chamber (neut. of hypógeios underground), equiv. to hypo- hypo- + gê earth + -ion neut. adj. suffix
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hy·po·ge·um   (hī'pə-jē'əm)   
n.   pl. hy·po·ge·a (-jē'ə)

  1. A subterranean chamber of an ancient building.

  2. An ancient subterranean burial chamber, such as a catacomb.


[Latin hypogēum, from Greek hupogeion, from neuter of hupogeios, underground; see hypogeal.]
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