apodyterium

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/ˌæpədaɪˈtɪəɹi.əm/

noun

The apartment at the entrance of the baths, or in the palestra, for getting undressed.

OriginAncient Greek ἀποδυτήριον →
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Meanings

nounapodyterium (plural apodyteriums or apodyteria)

plural apodyteriums · plural apodyteria

  1. historicalarchitectureThe apartment at the entrance of the baths, or in the palestra, for getting undressed.

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekἀποδυτήριον
  2. Englishapodyterium

From Latin, from Ancient Greek ἀποδυτήριον (apodutḗrion), from ἀποδύω (apodúō, “strip oneself”).

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Translations

French apodytère, apodytérium
  • apodytèrethe apartment at the entrance of the baths, or in the palestra, for getting undressed
  • apodytériumthe apartment at the entrance of the baths, or in the palestra, for getting undressed
German Apodyterion, Apodyterium
  • Apodyterionthe apartment at the entrance of the baths, or in the palestra, for getting undressed
  • Apodyteriumthe apartment at the entrance of the baths, or in the palestra, for getting undressed
Portuguese apoditério
  • apoditériothe apartment at the entrance of the baths, or in the palestra, for getting undressed
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