单词 | aedicule |
释义 | aedicule[ ee-di-kyool, ed-i- ] / ˈi dɪˌkyul, ˈɛd ɪ- / nouna small building. a small construction, as a shrine, designed in the form of a building. Also ae·dic·u·la [ee-dik-yuh-luh], /iˈdɪk yə lə/, ed·i·cule [ed-i-kyool] /ˈɛd ɪˌkyul/ . Origin of aediculeFirst recorded in 1825–35; from Latin aedicula, equivalent to aedi- (stem of aedēs ) “temple, shrine” (akin to Greek aíthein “to blaze,” aithḗr “bright upper sky, ether”) + -cula diminutive suffix; see ether, -cule1 Words nearby aediculeAECL, A.Ed., aedeagus, aedes, aedicula, aedicule, aedile, aedoeagus, Aëdon, Ae.E., Aeëtes Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 British Dictionary definitions for aediculeaedicule / (ˈɛdɪˌkjuːl) / nounan opening such as a door or a window, framed by columns on either side, and a pediment above Word Origin for aediculeC19: from Latin aediculum small house, from aedēs building Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 |
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