prytaneum

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/ˌprɪt.ənˈi.əm/rare/ˌpɹaɪˈteɪn.i.əm/

noun

The town hall in an Ancient Greek city.

OriginLatin prytanēum ← Ancient Greek πρυτανεῖον →
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Meanings

nounprytaneum (plural prytanea)

plural prytanea

  1. historicalThe town hall in an Ancient Greek city.

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekπρυτανεῖον
  2. Latinprytanēum
  3. Englishprytaneum

Borrowed from Latin prytanēum, from Ancient Greek πρυτανεῖον (prutaneîon), from πρύτανις (prútanis, “prytanis”) + -εῖον (-eîon, noun-forming suffix meaning “place or building associated with a specific purpose or person”). By surface analysis, prytanis + -eum.

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Translations

French prytanée
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Italian pritaneo
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Cite this entry
APA

prytaneum. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/prytaneum

MLA

“prytaneum.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/prytaneum. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “prytaneum,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/prytaneum.

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