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opisthodomos

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op⋅is⋅thod⋅o⋅mos

[op-is-thod-uh-muhs, -mos]
–noun, plural -mos⋅es.
1. Also called posticum. a small room in the cella of a classical temple, as for a treasury.
2. epinaos.

Origin:
1690–1700; < Gk opisthódomos, equiv. to opistho- opistho- + dómos house

ep⋅i⋅na⋅os

[ep-uh-ney-os]
–noun, plural -na⋅oi [-ney-oi] .
a rear vestibule, as of a classical temple.
Also called opisthodomos, posticum.
Compare pronaos.


Origin:
epi- + naos
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