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post ica

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pos⋅ti⋅cum

  [po-stahy-kuhm]
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–noun, plural -ca  [-kuh] .
1. epinaos.
2. opisthodomos (def. 1).
Origin:
1695–1705; < L postīcum backdoor, back part (of a building), n. use of neut. of postīcus. See posticous

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

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
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