eccyclema

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noun

A wheeled device, used in ancient Greek plays, that could be rolled out to allow a tableau to be viewed.

OriginAncient Greek ἐκκύκλημα (ekkúklēma) →
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Meanings

nouneccyclema (plural eccyclemas or eccyclemata)

plural eccyclemas · plural eccyclemata

  1. A wheeled device, used in ancient Greek plays, that could be rolled out to allow a tableau to be viewed.

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekἐκκῠκλέω (ekkŭkléō)
  2. Ancient Greekἐκκύκλημα (ekkúklēma)
  3. Englisheccyclema

Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek ἐκκύκλημα (ekkúklēma).

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APA

eccyclema. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/eccyclema

MLA

“eccyclema.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/eccyclema. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “eccyclema,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/eccyclema.

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