Definitions for oecus

oecus oe·cus

Spelling: [ee-kuh s]
IPA: /ˈi kəs/

Oecus is a 5 letter English word.

You can make 46 anagrams from letters in oecus (ceosu).

Definitions for oecus

noun

  1. (in an ancient Roman house) an apartment, especially a dining room, decorated with columns.

Origin of oecus

Latin Greek oîkos house

Examples for oecus

The remains of such an oecus may be seen in the houses of Meleager and of the Labyrinth.

In the oecus, the excavation was made from which the house received its name.

Opening into the rear of the peristyle on one side is the oecus , on the other a long dining room (w).

In the doors leading from the corridor to the oecus, terrified faces of slaves began to show themselves a second time.

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