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o⋅de⋅um

  [oh-dee-uhm]
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–noun, plural o⋅de⋅a  [oh-dee-uh] .
1. a hall, theater, or other structure for musical or dramatic performances.
2. (in ancient Greece and Rome) a roofed building for musical performances.
Origin:
1595–1605; < ōdēum music hall < Gk ōideîon, equiv. to ōid() song, ode + -eion suffix denoting place
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o·de·um   (ō-dē'əm, ō'dē-)   
n.   pl. o·de·a (ō-dē'ə, ō'dē-ə)

  1. A small building of ancient Greece and Rome used for public performances of music and poetry.

  2. A contemporary theater or concert hall.


[Latin ōdēum, from Greek ōideion, from aoidē, ōidē, song; see ode.]
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odeum 
"concert hall," 1603, from L. odeum, from Gk. odeion, the name of a public building in Athens designed for musical performances, from oide "song" (see ode).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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