单词 | megaron |
释义 | megaronn. Ancient Greek Archaeology. The great central hall of a type of house characteristic esp. of the Mycenaean period, usually with an open pillared porch. ΘΚΠ society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabited place > a building > parts of building > room > types of room generally > [noun] > large or principal room hallc1200 sala1611 aula1626 sale1632 salle1765 ha'1808 saal1855 megaron1877 1877 Architect 4 Aug. 54/2 Palace of Ulysses at Ithaca... Within was another portico and a stately doorway, admitting to the megaron; this was a large apartment, unfloored, but lofty, roofed, and used as a dining hall by the men. 1907 Ann. Brit. School Athens 1905–6 12 253 A fixed central hearth was introduced into the megaron to suit the needs of a more rigid climate than the original Africo-Aegean one. 1928 C. Dawson Age of Gods iii. 58 They brought with them a new type of house, with a pillared porch opening into a single large room or hall. This is the so-called Megaron house, which was characteristic of the early Greeks. 1963 New Scientist 9 May 301 Evidence which strongly suggests that the ‘megaron’ was an Anatolian rather than a Greek invention. 1989 J. P. Mallory In Search of Indo-Europeans ii. 29 New ceramic elements..spread rapidly eastward as also does the classic form of status or ritual architecture—the megaron which was common at Troy and Beycesultan. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2001; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1877 |
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