Meanings
nounglyptotheca (plural glyptothecas or glyptothecae)
plural glyptothecas · plural glyptothecae
- A room or building devoted to displaying works of sculpture.
Synonyms: glyptotheque
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA room or building devoted to displaying works of sculpture.
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Origin
- Ancient Greekθήκη“box or chest”
- Ancient Greekγλυπτός“carved, engraved”
- Frenchglyptothèque
- Englishglyptotheca
From French glyptothèque, from Ancient Greek γλυπτός (gluptós, “carved, engraved”) + Ancient Greek θήκη (thḗkē, “box or chest”).
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Danish glyptotek
- glyptotekroom or building devoted to sculpture
Dutch glyptotheek
- glyptotheekroom or building devoted to sculpture
Finnish glyptoteekki
- glyptoteekkiroom or building devoted to sculpture
French glyptothèque
- glyptothèqueroom or building devoted to sculpture
German Glyptothek
- Glyptothekroom or building devoted to sculpture
Greek γλυπτοθήκη
- γλυπτοθήκη (glyptothíki)room or building devoted to sculpture
Polish gliptoteka
- gliptotekaroom or building devoted to sculpture
Russian глиптоте́ка
- глиптоте́ка (gliptotéka)room or building devoted to sculpture
Spanish gliptoteca
- gliptotecaroom or building devoted to sculpture
Swedish glyptotek
- glyptotekroom or building devoted to sculpture
Ukrainian гліптотека
- гліптотека (hliptoteka)room or building devoted to sculpture
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glyptotheca. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/glyptotheca
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“glyptotheca.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/glyptotheca. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “glyptotheca,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/glyptotheca.
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