Meanings
nounglyptotheque (plural glyptotheques)
plural glyptotheques
- A museum or similar exhibition of statues and sculptures.
Synonyms: glyptotheca
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA museum or similar exhibition of statues and sculptures.
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Origin
- Frenchglyptothèque
- Englishglyptotheque
Borrowed from French glyptothèque, from Ancient Greek γλῠπτόν (glŭptón, “statue, sculpture”) + Ancient Greek -θήκη (-thḗkē, “-place, -house”).
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glyptotheque. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/glyptotheque
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“glyptotheque.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/glyptotheque. Accessed November 3, 2026.
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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “glyptotheque,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/glyptotheque.
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