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oecus

/ee-kuhs/US // ˈi kəs //

奥克西,奥克萨,奥克赛斯,奥克思

Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1

    plural oe·ci [ee-sahy]. /ˈi saɪ/.

    • : an apartment, especially a dining room, decorated with columns.

Examples

  • In the doors leading from the corridor to the oecus, terrified faces of slaves began to show themselves a second time.

  • Opening into the rear of the peristyle on one side is the oecus , on the other a long dining room (w).

  • The remains of such an oecus may be seen in the houses of Meleager and of the Labyrinth.

  • In the oecus, the excavation was made from which the house received its name.